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Germany's SPD says open to coalition talks with other parties

BERLIN - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are ready to hold talks with other parties on breaking political deadlock created by Chancellor Angela Merkel's failure to form a coalition government, a senior member of the center-left party said.
"The SPD will not say no to discussions," SPD General Secretary Hubertus Heil told reporters on Friday after hours of discussion among SPD leaders.