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Franziska Müller

MYSTERIOUS: Germany s merz to form government after spd backs coalition deal with conservatives - What They Never Told You

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have approved a deal to join a new coalition government with the CDU/CSU conservatives, paving the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to be confirmed as the country’s new chancellor next week.

The centre-left party of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz will join a coalition led by Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), which won Germany’s election in February with 28.5% of the vote.

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