Six months after the previous administration’s collapse, the leaders of Germany’s main centre-right and left-leaning parties approved of a coalition agreement.
The agreement setting out the government’s strategy was signed on Monday, almost six weeks after the snap election in February, by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU).
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which came second in the vote, will be able to form a new government after the mainstream parties have agreed to it.
Friedrich Merz, the CDU leader, is expected to be confirmed as chancellor on Tuesday in a cabinet confirmation hearing. This task has become even more difficult as a result of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s erratic policies on European security and global trade.
In a nod to the rise of the AfD, which announced on Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against Merz’s designation by Germany’s intelligence services as “extremist,” the AfD has also pledged to stop irregular immigration.
US officials criticized the designation. It was referred to as “tyranny in disguise” by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Change, upheaval, and uncertainty
Merz pledged “strong, well-planned, and dependable governance” at the signing ceremony on Monday.
We live in a time of profound change, profound upheaval, and great uncertainty, and he said, “We know that leading this coalition to success is our historic obligation.”
The incoming government “is determined to move Germany forward with reforms and investments,” according to the waiting chancellor, and it also promised a “government whose voice is heard in Europe and the world.”
The designated vice chancellor and finance minister, Lars Klingbeil of the SPD, stated that “the new government needs real teamwork more than ever.”
“We want to bring Germany back to its proper place.”
On November 6, the SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government collapsed, triggering Trump’s re-election to the White House.
Source: Aljazeera
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