German parliament expected to meet May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the new chancellor

German lawmakers will vote on Friedrich Merz's candidacy for chancellor on May 6, after his conservative CDU/CSU bloc reached a coalition agreement with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD).

German parliament expected to meet May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the new chancellor

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his proposed government approve a coalition agreement reached last week. Parliament’s lower house, the Bundestag, said Monday…

The Bundestag is to elect the CDU leader as the new chancellor at the beginning of May. Provided that the members of the SPD and the Union agree to the coalition agreement beforehand.

In his political life CDU head Merz has filled many roles - but no government office yet. An open question remains how ready to compromise he will be as a possible chancellor. By Tina Handel.

A much more restrictive immigration policy is seen in the Union as the key to regaining voters from the AfD. Are the migration policy decisions in the black and red coalition treaty suitable for this? Experts find two huge uncertainties.

The coalition agreement is sobering in economic policy. It does not do justice to Germany's precarious situation. Friedrich Merz will therefore have to discover Gerhard Schröder in himself if he wants to lead this country successfully.