Germany’s Social Democrats under pressure to renew coalition govt with Merkel

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LONDON (ICIS)--Germany’s Social Democrats are under pressure to change course and join Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats in a new coalition government, politicians and commentators said on Wednesday. After elections on 24 September, in which the Social Democrats lost heavily, they pledged not to renew their previous 'grand coalition' with the Christian Democrats. In fact, the Social Democrats attributed their weak election performance to having been part of Merkel’s government.