German politicians have achieved a breakthrough in talks aimed at forming a new coalition government. Chancellor Angela Merkel has reached an agreement with Germany's second-biggest party during talks aimed at forming a new coalition government. <br/><br/>The agreement comes after months of uncertainty and political paralysis. Politicians stayed up all night to discuss the 28-page document, with the talks lasting more than 24 hours. <br/><br/>Following all-night negotiations in Berlin, Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), her Bavarian-based allies the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) produced a 28-page document outlining positions on a range of issues including migration, the Eurozone and taxes. <br/><br/>The draft pact will form the basis of formal talks aimed at creating a new coalition government, which the CDU/CSU and SPD hope to form by April. It helps avert new elections after September's poll failed to give Merkel a clear majority. That vote also saw the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) enter the Bundestag for the first time. <br/><br/>