Germany faces long wait for new government after vote

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German voters head to the polls in a winter election next month, but likely will not have a new government until well into the spring. Arduous coalition talks tend to drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, spelling long stretches of political paralysis before a new chancellor takes charge. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor tells us more.

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