US EditionIncoming German chancellor Merz vows reforms and investments as parties sign coalition agreement
- On May 5, 2025, Germany's CDU, CSU, and SPD parties signed a 144-page coalition agreement in Berlin to form a new government.
- The agreement followed February's snap elections triggered by the November 2024 collapse of Olaf Scholz's SPD-led coalition due to policy disputes.
- The coalition controls 328 seats in parliament, surpassing the 316-seat majority needed, with CDU head Friedrich Merz scheduled to assume the chancellorship on May 6.
- Merz declared the new government would focus on reforms and investments and bear "historic responsibility for Germany's future amid growing challenges."
- The coalition aims to revive the economy, strengthen infrastructure, curb irregular migration, and prevent far-right AfD party influence until the 2029 election.
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The update on the coalition agreement
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Friedrich Merz, Lars Klingbeil, Saskia Esken, and Markus Söder sign the coalition agreement—a moment of symbolism, remarkable expression, and a political new beginning. Together with Rasmus Buchsteiner, Gordon Repinski analyzes how Merz and Klingbeil publicly demonstrate unity and how the SPD is focusing on rejuvenation and gender balance. Also featured: parliamentary group restructuring, internal pa…
Merz vows to reform Germany as his full cabinet unveiled
German conservative Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move swiftly to reform Europe's largest economy, a day before he is due to be sworn into office as chancellor and head of a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD).
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