Germany's Merkel to name aide Altmaier as stand-in finance minister: sourcesBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel s chief of staff will become acting and temporary finance minister when Wolfgang Schaeuble leaves office, sources in her conservative party said on Friday. The decision comes as negotiations to form a new government look likely to drag into 2018.     The sources said Merkel had decided that Peter Altmaier would take over from Schaeuble, who agreed on Wednesday to become president of the lower house of parliament to let someone from another coalition party take the role. . Government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer would not deny the news, first reported by Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, but noted the Bundestag would not elect a new president until its first session, which must take place by Oct. 24.  We will inform you about everything promptly after that,  Demmer told a regular news conference. Altmaier, a conservative and close confidant of Merkel s, would take over after the 75-year-old Schaeuble is nominated by the conservative alliance at a meeting on Oct. 17. He would then hand over to whoever is named by a new coalition partner, probably the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), which urged Merkel to accelerate the process of forming a new government. Fifty-nine percent of Germans support Merkel s aim to create a three-way coalition with the FDP and the environmentalist Greens, a survey for broadcaster ZDF found.  But a so-called  Jamaica  coalition - after the parties  colors of black, yellow and green that match the Jamaican flag - has never been tested at the national level and there are serious differences on migration, energy, taxes and Europe. Complicating coalition talks is a debate between Merkel s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party, the CSU, which lost 10 percentage points in Sunday s vote. Eager to claw back support ahead of state elections in 2018, the CSU has redoubled its calls for limiting migration, something Merkel has opposed. Only 23 percent of Germans would favor the continuation of the  grand coalition  of Merkel s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), which governed for the last four years. Almost two-thirds of those polled supported the SPD s decision to go into opposition at the national level after its worst election result in the post-war era on Sunday. Andrea Nahles, the SPD s newly elected parliamentary leader, said the conservatives, the FDP and Greens  need to and will get(a coalition agreement) done .  If Chancellor Merkel thinks the SPD is a tactical reserve option for an emergency, then she is wrong,  Nahles told Bild. Altmaier himself suggested negotiations may take longer than four years ago, when a deal was done by Christmas.  That s what I m hoping for, but what s decisive is the substance, not the date,  Altmaier said in an interview published by Focus magazine on Friday. Exploratory talks are expected after the Oct. 15 election in the state of Lower Saxony, now ruled by a coalition of the SPD and Greens. But Wolfgang Kubicki, deputy leader of the FDP, urged Merkel to get the process started sooner.  Everyone knows what needs to be done. There s no reason to wait any longer,  he told the Handelsblatt newspaper. He said the conflict within conservatives  should not result in Germany remaining without a new government for a long time.  Underscoring the problems still ahead in forming a government, key officials with the Greens and FDP on Friday questioned a push by Merkel s conservatives to implement facial recognition technology in video surveillance.  Kubicki told Der Spiegel:  Widespread facial recognition would be a significant step toward a surveillance state.  Konstantin von Notz, deputy of the Greens in parliament, echoed his concerns, adding,  Then we wouldn t be living in a free country anymore.       worldnews
germany merkel name aide altmaier finance minister sourcesberlin reuters chancellor angela merkel chief staff become acting temporary finance minister wolfgang schaeuble leaves office sources conservative party said friday the decision comes negotiations form new government look likely drag the sources said merkel decided peter altmaier would take schaeuble agreed wednesday become president lower house parliament let someone another coalition party take government spokeswoman like member would deny news first reported sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper noted bundestag would elect new president first session must take place we inform everything promptly member told regular news conference altmaier conservative close confidant merkel would take schaeuble nominated conservative alliance meeting he would hand whoever named new coalition partner probably free democrats dp urged merkel accelerate process forming new government percent germany support merkel aim create coalition dp environmentalist greens survey broadcaster df found but jamaica coalition parties colors black yellow green match jamaica flag never tested national level serious differences migration energy taxes europe complicating coalition talks debate merkel christian democrats cdu ovarian sister party csu lost percentage points sunday vote eager claw back support ahead state elections csu doubled calls limiting migration something merkel opposed only percent germany would favor continuation grand coalition merkel conservatives social democrats spd governed last four years almost polled supported spd decision go opposition national level worst election result era sunday andrea names spd newly elected parliamentary leader said conservatives dp greens need get coalition agreement done if chancellor merkel thinks spd tactical reserve option emergency wrong names told bild altmaier suggested negotiations may take longer four years ago deal done christmas that i hoping decisive substance date altmaier said interview published focus magazine friday exploratory talks expected election state lower taxon ruled coalition spd greens but wolfgang kubicki deputy leader dp urged merkel get process started sooner everyone knows needs done there reason wait longer told handelsblatt newspaper he said conflict within conservatives result germany remaining without new government long time underscoring problems still ahead forming government key officials greens dp friday questioned push merkel conservatives implement facial recognition technology video surveillance kubicki told der spiegel widespread facial recognition would significant step toward surveillance state konstantin von not deputy greens parliament echoed concerns adding then living free country anymore worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Germany's Merkel to name aide Altmaier as stand-in finance minister: sourcesBERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel s chief of staff will become acting and temporary finance minister when Wolfgang Schaeuble leaves office, sources in her conservative party said on Friday. The decision comes as negotiations to form a new government look likely to drag into 2018.     The sources said Merkel had decided that Peter Altmaier would take over from Schaeuble, who agreed on Wednesday to become president of the lower house of parliament to let someone from another coalition party take the role. . Government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer would not deny the news, first reported by Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, but noted the Bundestag would not elect a new president until its first session, which must take place by Oct. 24.  We will inform you about everything promptly after that,  Demmer told a regular news conference. Altmaier, a conservative and close confidant of Merkel s, would take over after the 75-year-old Schaeuble is nominated by the conservative alliance at a meeting on Oct. 17. He would then hand over to whoever is named by a new coalition partner, probably the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), which urged Merkel to accelerate the process of forming a new government. Fifty-nine percent of Germans support Merkel s aim to create a three-way coalition with the FDP and the environmentalist Greens, a survey for broadcaster ZDF found.  But a so-called  Jamaica  coalition - after the parties  colors of black, yellow and green that match the Jamaican flag - has never been tested at the national level and there are serious differences on migration, energy, taxes and Europe. Complicating coalition talks is a debate between Merkel s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party, the CSU, which lost 10 percentage points in Sunday s vote. Eager to claw back support ahead of state elections in 2018, the CSU has redoubled its calls for limiting migration, something Merkel has opposed. Only 23 percent of Germans would favor the continuation of the  grand coalition  of Merkel s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD), which governed for the last four years. Almost two-thirds of those polled supported the SPD s decision to go into opposition at the national level after its worst election result in the post-war era on Sunday. Andrea Nahles, the SPD s newly elected parliamentary leader, said the conservatives, the FDP and Greens  need to and will get(a coalition agreement) done .  If Chancellor Merkel thinks the SPD is a tactical reserve option for an emergency, then she is wrong,  Nahles told Bild. Altmaier himself suggested negotiations may take longer than four years ago, when a deal was done by Christmas.  That s what I m hoping for, but what s decisive is the substance, not the date,  Altmaier said in an interview published by Focus magazine on Friday. Exploratory talks are expected after the Oct. 15 election in the state of Lower Saxony, now ruled by a coalition of the SPD and Greens. But Wolfgang Kubicki, deputy leader of the FDP, urged Merkel to get the process started sooner.  Everyone knows what needs to be done. There s no reason to wait any longer,  he told the Handelsblatt newspaper. He said the conflict within conservatives  should not result in Germany remaining without a new government for a long time.  Underscoring the problems still ahead in forming a government, key officials with the Greens and FDP on Friday questioned a push by Merkel s conservatives to implement facial recognition technology in video surveillance.  Kubicki told Der Spiegel:  Widespread facial recognition would be a significant step toward a surveillance state.  Konstantin von Notz, deputy of the Greens in parliament, echoed his concerns, adding,  Then we wouldn t be living in a free country anymore.       worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: germany merkel name aide altmaier finance minister sourcesberlin reuters chancellor angela merkel chief staff become acting temporary finance minister wolfgang schaeuble leaves office sources conservative party said friday the decision comes negotiations form new government look likely drag the sources said merkel decided peter altmaier would take schaeuble agreed wednesday become president lower house parliament let someone another coalition party take government spokeswoman like member would deny news first reported sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper noted bundestag would elect new president first session must take place we inform everything promptly member told regular news conference altmaier conservative close confidant merkel would take schaeuble nominated conservative alliance meeting he would hand whoever named new coalition partner probably free democrats dp urged merkel accelerate process forming new government percent germany support merkel aim create coalition dp environmentalist greens survey broadcaster df found but jamaica coalition parties colors black yellow green match jamaica flag never tested national level serious differences migration energy taxes europe complicating coalition talks debate merkel christian democrats cdu ovarian sister party csu lost percentage points sunday vote eager claw back support ahead state elections csu doubled calls limiting migration something merkel opposed only percent germany would favor continuation grand coalition merkel conservatives social democrats spd governed last four years almost polled supported spd decision go opposition national level worst election result era sunday andrea names spd newly elected parliamentary leader said conservatives dp greens need get coalition agreement done if chancellor merkel thinks spd tactical reserve option emergency wrong names told bild altmaier suggested negotiations may take longer four years ago deal done christmas that i hoping decisive substance date altmaier said interview published focus magazine friday exploratory talks expected election state lower taxon ruled coalition spd greens but wolfgang kubicki deputy leader dp urged merkel get process started sooner everyone knows needs done there reason wait longer told handelsblatt newspaper he said conflict within conservatives result germany remaining without new government long time underscoring problems still ahead forming government key officials greens dp friday questioned push merkel conservatives implement facial recognition technology video surveillance kubicki told der spiegel widespread facial recognition would significant step toward surveillance state konstantin von not deputy greens parliament echoed concerns adding then living free country anymore worldnews