Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday reached a deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) to form a government, NTV reported.

The agreement establishing a coalition government of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) underscores ...

The deal stressed the importance of Germany’s relations with the United States ... CDU is set to take charge of economy and foreign ministries, as well as the chancellery, while the SPD would ...

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the 114-page coalition states — more individually than the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), with six. The CDU won 28.5% of the vote in Germany's February 23 election, while the SPD won 16.4%.

Those issues as well as the rise of the far-right AfD party in Germany put pressure on the CDU and the SPD to quickly form ... deportees from the United States who are being held in his infamous ...

Saskia Esken, SPD Federal Chairwoman, speaks at a press conference of the party chairmen of the CDU/CSU and SPD to present the coalition agreement in the Paul Löbe House. Michael Kappeler/dpa ...

Germany's forthcoming coalition government will see conservative ministers leading the economy and foreign ministries, while the Social Democrats (SPD) will oversee finance and defense portfolios. The ...

Germany's CDU/CSU and SPD Parties Reach Agreement on Coalition Government, NTV Reports FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday reached a ...

Germany 'back on track' says Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz Merz, vows coalition government will 'move our country forward again' Merz's conservative CDU/CSU alliance struck a deal to forge a ...

If SPD members vote to approve it, the deal clears the way for the CDU's Frederich Merz to become Chancellor. File photo by Clemens Bilan/EPA-EFE 33,106 people played the daily Crossword recently.