Friedrich Merz’s CDU reaches preliminary agreement with Scholz’s SPD to form Germany’s next coalition govt
In Germany, coalition governments are typically formed through a two-step process: parties first engage in exploratory talks to assess potential alliances before entering formal coalition negotiations
Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter and has warned it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe to fend for itself against a hostile Russia, with the U.S. under President Donald Trump no longer seen as a reliable ally.
Germany's Social Democrats Riled by Merz Ahead of Critical Talks on Coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz's conservatives but stressed their support was not automatic and hit out at his negotiating style.
We simply must become stronger together in nuclear deterrence in Europe,' Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, ...
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Who Is Friedrich Merz? Germany's Likely Next ChancellorThe German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...
Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to take Germany's top job after election?Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany ... Merz's task will be complicated by the need to form ...
The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...
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Berlin: Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to become the next chancellor ...
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Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election winProvisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...
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