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BERLIN, Oct. 16 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is allied to Bavaria, said Tuesday that his party wants to stay in the federal coalition despite embarrassing losses in Sunday's regional elections in Bavaria.
"Whatever the situation in Bavaria, the CSU will continue to do its job as a stable factor of the grand coalition," Horst Seehofer told a press conference, referring to the coalition of his Christian Social Union. , Christian Democrats Merkel the Social Democrats.
"We want this grand coalition – we want it to work successfully and we want to participate constructively, but that does not mean you will not be able to have any more discussions," he added.
Report by Michelle Martin
Edited by Thomas Seythal
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