US EditionIncoming German chancellor Merz vows reforms and investments as parties sign coalition agreement
- Leaders of Germany's CDU, CSU and SPD signed a 144-page coalition agreement titled 'Responsibility for Germany' in Berlin on May 5, 2025, ahead of the new government swearing-in.
- The agreement follows February federal elections held after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's coalition in November and involves a narrow majority with 328 parliamentary seats.
- Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the CDU vowed reforms, infrastructure investment, tightened immigration rules, and rebuilding European ties amid a surging far-right opposition.
- Merz emphasized the coalition’s commitment to promptly begin work, describing it as their important responsibility to guide the partnership toward success amid ongoing domestic and international challenges.
- Merz will be sworn in on May 6, 2025, ending political paralysis and facing pressures to stabilize Germany while countering the far-right AfD labeled 'right-wing extremist' and suing the spy agency.
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Analysis: Session in the Bundestag has begun – Chancellor's election is ongoing
President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner has opened the meeting, the election of the new chancellor has begun. Is Friedrich Merz in the first ballot? The meeting in the live analysis and in the video.
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