Half of Germans want new elections after coalition talks fail .

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angela-merkel BERLIN, Nov 22 : Half of Germans are in favour of calling a new election after Chancellor Angela Merkel failed to reach a deal to form a new coalition with two other parties, while a fifth back forming a minority government, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
The poll, conducted by INSA for the Bild daily, showed 49.9 percent favouring another election.
It also showed 48.5 percent think the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are right to rule out joining a new “grand coalition” with Merkel’s conservatives, which only 18 percent would favour.



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