German parties near 'Grosse koalition' deal
Breakthrough on ministries, still some disagreements
07 February, 10:49On Wednesday Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, Bavarian party Christian Social Union, and the center-left Social Democrats, achieved a breakthrough on the division of ministries.
It said that, following an all-night session, the three parties still have to work through a relatively short list of disagreements before reaching a final agreement. Any agreement will be submitted to a ballot of the Social Democrats' members, a process that will take a few weeks. (ANSA).