Germany's SPD says open to coalition talks with other parties

BERLIN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) are ready to hold talks with other parties on breaking political deadlock created by Chancellor Angela Merkel's failure to form a coalition government, a senior member of the centre-left party said.

"The SPD will not say no to discussions," SPD General Secretary Hubertus Heil told reporters on Friday after hours of discussion among SPD leaders.

(Reporting by Joseph Nasr; editing byh Ralph Boulton)