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Incoming German chancellor Merz vows reforms and investments as parties sign coalition agreement

The CDU, CSU, and SPD parties signed a 144-page coalition agreement in Berlin on May 5, 2025, to form Germany's new governing coalition.
This agreement followed February's snap federal elections triggered by the collapse of Olaf Scholz's SPD-led coalition government in November 2024.
Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged reforms, infrastructure investment, tighter immigration rules, and stronger ties with Europe and the US in the new government plan.
At the signing, Merz affirmed that the parties would promptly begin working with determination to fulfill their significant responsibility of guiding the coalition toward success.
The narrow majority coalition with 328 seats faces opposition from the far-right AfD party, which is legally contesting its classification as a 'right-wing extremist' group.

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