How will Germany’s Friedrich Merz build his coalition government?
The first of the four so-called Grand Coalitions, which was led by CDU leader Kurt Georg Kiesinger, weighed 90 per cent in the Bundestag in 1966. Angela Merkel’s first of three governments with the SPD in 2005 represented a 73 per cent majority and her fourth, in 2018, relied on 56 per cent of the seats.
Germany's Merz Faces Tricky Talks With Potential Coalition Ally
The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged to a historic second place in a fractured vote following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unloved three-way alliance.
Germany is at a crossroads and now for Friedrich Merz the hard work begins, writes Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker.
After Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a plurality of seats in federal elections Sunday, party ...
Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...
Germany's election delivered a fragmented result, with CDU/CSU winning 28.5% but needing SPD to form a ‘Grand Coalition.’ ...
It is the closest thing to a referendum on mass migration, in a country where referendums are not condoned by the ...
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Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...
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The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
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