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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 ...
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Merz and Macron can restart Europe’s Franco–German engine
As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...
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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.
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 new government vows tougher border controls once Merz takes office
The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...
Germany's Merz names utility executive as economy minister among first cabinet picks
Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy ...
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor
The party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholtz will join a coalition led by Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and ...
German SPD Backs Coalition, Paving Way for Chancellor Merz
Germany’s Social Democrats voted in favor of the coalition deal with Friedrich Merz’s conservatives, clearing the way for the ...
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Will Germany's Merz try to ban the far-right AfD?
When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...