Berlin, May 5, 2025 (AFP) - German coalition deal signed on eve of Merz govt launch

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2025-05-05

The conservatives of Germany's next chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contract on Monday, on the eve of launching their new government. Merz, 69, is on Tuesday set to be sworn in as the new leader of Europe's biggest economy, ending half a year of political paralysis in Berlin. The coalition contract lays out a policy roadmap for the next four years for the coalition. bur/fz/jsk/yad ...

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