02:08A German government spokesperson said a report was expected from election officials on problems with ballot papers and long queues outside polling stations in Berlin during the vote over the weekend. Steffen Seibert was speaking at a news conference in the German capital on Wednesday.
The spokesperson also refused to confirm whether the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated SPD candidate Olaf Scholz with the narrow victory in the poll.
"I cannot tell you now about confidential conversations whose content I do not know. Knowing the chancellor and her attitude towards such democratic practices, I assume so, but I cannot tell you now. Perhaps I can pass it on to you later,” said Seibert.
It comes as negotiations were underway to form a coalition government after the SPD beat Merkel’s CDU in Sunday’s vote.
Germany: Report on election problems in Berlin expected - government spokesperson
A German government spokesperson said a report was expected from election officials on problems with ballot papers and long queues outside polling stations in Berlin during the vote over the weekend. Steffen Seibert was speaking at a news conference in the German capital on Wednesday.
The spokesperson also refused to confirm whether the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated SPD candidate Olaf Scholz with the narrow victory in the poll.
"I cannot tell you now about confidential conversations whose content I do not know. Knowing the chancellor and her attitude towards such democratic practices, I assume so, but I cannot tell you now. Perhaps I can pass it on to you later,” said Seibert.
It comes as negotiations were underway to form a coalition government after the SPD beat Merkel’s CDU in Sunday’s vote.
A German government spokesperson said a report was expected from election officials on problems with ballot papers and long queues outside polling stations in Berlin during the vote over the weekend. Steffen Seibert was speaking at a news conference in the German capital on Wednesday.
The spokesperson also refused to confirm whether the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated SPD candidate Olaf Scholz with the narrow victory in the poll.
"I cannot tell you now about confidential conversations whose content I do not know. Knowing the chancellor and her attitude towards such democratic practices, I assume so, but I cannot tell you now. Perhaps I can pass it on to you later,” said Seibert.
It comes as negotiations were underway to form a coalition government after the SPD beat Merkel’s CDU in Sunday’s vote.