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SPD Leader on German Gov't Talks: 'No Options Off the Table'

© AP Photo / Christian Charisius/dpaSocial Demoratic Party top candidate for chancellor, Martin Schulz, speaks at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 one day after the parliament elections
Social Demoratic Party top candidate for chancellor, Martin Schulz, speaks at the party's headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 one day after the parliament elections - Sputnik International
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Over the recent weeks, Germany has been witnessing the internal political crisis, after the FDP announced its withdrawal from the coalition talks with the 'Jamaica coalition'. Monday reveals new details of this long-term process.

On Monday, the leader of the Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) Martin Schulz said that nothing had been ruled out before talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on forming a new government, but added that there was no certainty of success.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, smiles as she attends a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, June 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
Merkel Gives Up on 'Jamaica', Sets Sights on Grand Coalition With SPD
Moreover, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) accepts the invitation of the federal president to negotiate with the leaders of the CDU and CSU parties on Thursday, party leader Martin Schultz added, which may result in the "grand coalition" elaboration.

READ MORE: Merkel's About-Face on Snap Elections Welcoming New Talks to Form Coalition

Meanwhile, earlier the day, it was reported that Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) alliance is ready to begin negotiations with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) on the formation of a new German federal government. If no government is formed, a new parliamentary election will have to be scheduled.

On November, 20 the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) announced its withdrawal from the coalition talks with the union of the CDU/CSU and the Greens (prospective 'Jamaica coalition'). German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier also called the internal situation "unprecedented in 70 years".

Germany held a parliamentary election on September 24. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling CDU/CSU alliance won the election with 33 percent of votes and secured 246 seats in the parliament, however failed to secure an absolute majority.

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