Germany’s SPD says it is unclear if they will be part of the future government

• We do not get to decide who holds talks on the coalition
• It will be interesting to hear how Merz envisions cooperation with the SPD

The SPD were trounced in the election over the weekend, suffering their worst ever voter support in a federal election. As mentioned here, Friedrich Merz’s CDU/CSU alliance might not find it too appealing to team up with the SPD given the public backlash. At this point, pairing up with the Greens is much more inviting.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.