After weeks of negotiations and ideological adjustments, Germany's conservative and centre-left parties have sealed a power-sharing deal, setting the stage for Friedrich Merz to take over as ...

Germany stands at a political and economic crossroads. The elevation of Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic ...

MICHAEL KIMMAGE is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America and the author of The Abandonment of the West: ...

Germany's conservative and center-left parties are eager to reach a coalition deal, given the many uncertainties abroad. One ...

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Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) yesterday, aiming to revive growth in Europe’s largest economy just as a global trade ...

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German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

Skip next section What's in the coalition agreement? April 9, 2025 What's in the coalition agreement? In their 144-page coalition contract , Germany's two big centrist parties have vowed the following ...

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...