BERLIN Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) will conclude a decisive membership vote Tuesday night on forming a coalition government with the conservative CDU/CSU alliance. The mini-referendum of around 358,000 SPD members requires a simple majority and minimum 20% turnout to approve the coalition agreement. SPD Secretary General Matthias Miersch has confirmed that voter participation has already surpassed the threshold, making the outcome binding for party leadership. Senior SPD lawmaker

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