"GroKoal"

"So that Germany can get better!"

"Read the manual please"

After more than two months of tough negotiations, Christian Democrat Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Social Union leader Horst Seehofer and head of the Social Democrats Sigmar Gabriel agreed a deal for a "Grosse Koalition" (Grand Coalition) government on November 27.

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