Germany's leading parties failed to meet a self-imposed Sunday deadline to finalize an agreement on a new governing coalition and are continuing negotiations.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have governed together with the center-left Social Democrats since twenty thirteen, but have yet to strike a new deal more than four months after federal elections.
Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin on the prospects for an agreement.
IN: "The feeling here…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: :55
CLIP: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0205germancoalition-is-generic.mp3