5 minutes agoCDU and SPD reach agreement on forming new government in Germany, so to share key ministries
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)The leaders of the conservative and socialist parties in Germany have agreed to a coalition agreement to form the new government, according to German media, writes The Guardian, Pryscopi traces. German news agency dpa said leaders of both parties will participate in a joint news conference at 1500 [...]
German news agency dpa said leaders of both parties will participate in a joint press conference at 1500 to present the outcome of the talks.
But the agreement still has to be approved by the vote of 357,000 members of the SPD, which is expected to last at least ten days, meaning that CDU leader Friedrich Merz will likely not be officially confirmed as Germany's next Chancellor before May.
Media speculations suggest CDU/ The CSU will take over the interior and foreign ministries, taking over the critical task of resolving the country's migration crisis and determining Germany's country in the world, despite global uncertainty due to the new US administration.
The first reports suggest that the SPD, which headed the government issued by Olaf Scholz, would hold finance and defence portfolios, leaving renowned Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in the next cabinet.
