Germany's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have begun talks to ... However, Merz, who has said he wants to form a government by Easter, will need ...

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The German conservatives of Friedrich Merz and the centre-left SPD said Saturday they have reached an in-principle agreement ...

Germany’s future chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday said his conservative CDU party has come to an agreement in principle with the Social Democrats (SPD) to form a coalition government.

Merz said that coalition talks with the SPD have begun and that he expects them to intensify in the coming days. Reiterating that he wishes to form a government by Easter, April 20, Merz said ...