8 Feb 2018

Merkel reaches coalition deal in Germany

From Morning Report, 6:45 am on 8 February 2018

Germany's general election took place a day after New Zealand's in September last year, and it has had a caretaker government ever since. But now, after more than 24 hours of talks, Angela Merkel's Conservatives and the Social Democrats have reached a coalition agreement. Deutsche Welle's political correspondent Thomas Sparrow joins Guyon Espiner with the details.