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German parties race to form new government
By EUobserver
The three parties trying to form a new German government remain far apart on key issues such as immigration and a eurozone budget, just one day before a deadline to reach agreement runs out. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last week that she wanted the exploratory talks between the conservatives (CDU-CSU), the liberal, pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) to end on Friday 16 November.