Merz and Scholz parties agree to form German government

On April 9, the bloc of German conservative parties CDU/CSU reached an agreement with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) to form a government coalition. This was reported by Politico.

The agreement was reached quickly, just 45 days after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won early elections. This is a very fast process for Germany, where coalition negotiations between parties after elections can usually take months, journalists say.

The agreement gives Merz the opportunity to become German Chancellor in the coming weeks.

According to DW, the main elements of the agreement should be reforms in the areas of migration, economic and defense policy. In addition, the parties agreed on the distribution of ministries. In particular, the SPD will get the ministries of finance and defense, and the CDU/CSU will get the ministries of interior and foreign affairs.

• on February 23, 2025, Germany held early parliamentary elections, which were won by a bloc of parties from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU).
• The CDU/CSU candidate for chancellor is Friedrich Merz.
• 25 march, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier officially dismissed Chancellor Olaf Scholz and 14 ministers of his cabinet.