SPD extraordinary party conventionMartin Schulz , leader of the Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) , gives an interview during the extraordinary federal party convention of the German Social Democratic Party ( SPD ) in Bonn , Germany , 21 January 2018 . Some 600 delegates and 45 board members of the SPD will discuss and decide whether or not to start coalition negotiations with the conservative Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) and Christian Social Union ( CSU ) parties to form another so - called ' Grand Coalition ' ( Grosse Koalition , or GroKo ) government on the basis of the recent on the basis of the exploratory talks . In a voting on the topic a majority of reportedly 362 of the 642 delegates voted in favour of starting negotiation talks with the CDU / CSU parties . EPA / SASCHA STEINBACH ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전