Overview: Who will join the new cabinet of Chancellor Merz?

CDU and CSU today present their ministers for the cabinet of future Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Columnist Hans-Ulrich Jörges already knows the first names and says: "I am looking forward to this troupe.

CDU and CSU now want to clarify who will sit at the cabinet table for them in the future. There could also be surprising names.

Friedrich Merz presents his government team to the public today. Two personalities will cause him trouble.

As expected, Friedrich Merz finds his selection »really very, very good«: On Monday morning, the heads of CDU and CSU want to announce the cabinet posts of their parties. Some names are circulating in Berlin.

Officially nothing is. Nevertheless, names for the ministers of Schwarz-Rot in Berlin make the round - for example for the departments of Foreign Affairs, Economy or Education.

At the beginning of the week, CDU and CSU want to present their candidates for the new Federal Cabinet. First personalities are already circulating – among them known as well as unknown.