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Germany's Merz to form government

Germany poised to get new conservative chancellor Friedrich Merz

Germany's next chancellor is set to be conservative leader Friedrich Merz after his party, thee Christian Democratic Union, reached a coalition deal with outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, the Social Democrats.

Euronews on MSN · 2d

Germany's Merz to form government after SPD backs coalition deal with conservatives

Germany's coalition government has cleared its final hurdle to power after the Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of the agreement. View on euronews

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Germany's SPD backs Merz coalition, names leader Klingbeil finance minister

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) backed a coalition deal with the CDU/CSU conservatives on Wednesday in the final step to forming a government in Europe's largest economy, and nominated their leader Lars Klingbeil as finance minister.

The Economist21h

Germany’s staid-seeming new chancellor has a mercurial streak

Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

The Local - Germany2h

How is Germany's future government planning to shake up immigration?

The incoming CDU/CSU and SPD coalition looks set to take a much tougher stance on migration - with Union politicians even ...

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Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

Politico Europe2d

Germany’s center-left leader will be finance minister in the Merz government

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

New Statesman2d

Harvard, elite privilege and the weaponisation of anti-Semitism

The incoming chancellor’s coalition compromises leave a lot of space for the AfD. By Hans Kundnani On 9 April, the day that Friedrich Merz announced Germany’s new coalition agreement between the ...

Friedrich Merz’s party approves German coalition agreement, bringing him closer to the chancellery

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

Germany's SPD welcomes 'strong backing' by members for coalition deal

The general secretary of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Wednesday welcomed the result of an online ballot which ...

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Johann Wadephul to become Germany's new foreign minister

Conservative lawmaker Johann Wadephul is set to head Germany's foreign office. Some difficult tasks lie ahead.

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