US EditionGerman coalition paves way for Merz to become new chancellor
- Germany's Social Democratic Party members approved joining a coalition with the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union in early May 2025, enabling Friedrich Merz to become chancellor.
- This coalition formed after the CDU/CSU won 28.5% and the SPD received 16.4% in February’s election, with no party winning a majority, requiring the SPD’s support.
- The SPD voted by an online ballot with 56% participation, and 84.6% of those voting endorsed the coalition, securing the SPD the finance ministry in the 328-seat Bundestag majority.
- The coalition plans to boost economic growth, increase defense spending, and tighten migration policy, with Merz promising a "de facto entry ban" and a "deportation offensive."
- Merz’s election as chancellor will take place on May 6, 2025, marking a government shift with implications for Germany’s fiscal and migration policies amid rising far-right influence.
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Merz-biographer Sara Sievert: "He has to look down on humans by nature. Because he is so big
Shortly before CDU chief Friedrich Merz is most likely elected chancellor, political journalist and Merz biographer Sara Sievert explains his personality: "The eternal opposition leader suddenly wakes up in the government, says Sievert at WORLD TV.
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