Germany's young SPD Social Democrats reject Merkel coalition

Leaders of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have suffered a blow after the party's... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/12/08/germany-s-young-spd-social-democrats-reject-merkel-coalition Leaders of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have suffered a blow after the party's youth section voted "no" to plans for a "grand coalition" with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives. The country's future government depends on the unprecedented say of the SPD grassroots. Many youth members fear the party would simply be gobbled up in a coalition by the more right wing Christian Democrats (CDU). "I want to send a warning to my party. Rejecting the coalition agreement Johanna will not mean more justice in Germany, rejecting it will mean less social justice for millions of people," SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel, told the "Jusos" - the young Social Democrats - at their Congress in Nuremberg. The coalition deal hammered out after weeks of wrangling grants SPD wishes for a minimum wage and a lower retirement age, but rules out tax rises. The agreement came after in the wake of September's general election which Merkel's CDU won handsomely but without gaining an overall majority. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook http://www.facebook.com/euronews.fans Twitter http://twitter.com/euronews