Berlin, April 30, 2025 (AFP) - Germany's Merz set to form govt after SPD approves coalition deal

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2025-04-30

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is poised to lead a coalition government from next week after his junior partners, the Social Democrats (SPD), said Wednesday they had approved a deal with his conservative CDU/CSU. The SPD membership vote passed with an 84.6 percent majority, paving the way for Merz to launch the coalition government next Tuesday in Europe's top economy. Merz, 69, is set to take charge at a time the EU faces sweepin......

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