German coalition deal signed on eve of Merz government launch

Coalition deal signed as Germany's next government prepares to launch

The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contract on Monday, on the eve of launching their new government.

German coalition deal signed on eve of Merz government launch

The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contract on Monday, on the eve of launching their new government. Merz, 69, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe's biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis in Berlin. ...

A government agreement was signed on Monday noon between the German conservatives of the CDU, led by the future Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and the SPD Social Democratic Party.

The leaders of CDU/CSU and SPD signed the coalition agreement today at the EUREF Campus in Berlin. At the same time, the SPD announced that:

In Germany, the coalition agreement that should pave the way for a new government was officially signed on Monday. The 144-page agreement had already been approved by Friedrich Merz's CDU, sister party CSU and the Social Democrats of SPD.

The parties in the incoming German government have now signed their government agreement.