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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 ...

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The key positions in the future German government will be held by politicians who are generally favorable to Kyiv.

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 ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has pledged to strengthen Germany's role on the European and world stage at a time US ...