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BERLIN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Germany's SPD Party on Thursday voted to enter into exploratory talks for the formation of a new government coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's Union Party.
About 600 SPD members on Thursday gathered for the federal party congress and voted with a large majority to enter exploratory talks that could eventually end Germany's political crisis.
The SPD motion said the "open-ended" talks will start next week and would lead to three options: a new grand coalition, the acceptance of a minority government led by Merkel, or snap elections if no government can be formed.
