The leaders of the German CDU/CSU Parties and the SPD signed a coalition agreement
They will vote on the new office on Tuesday.
Berlin. Representatives of the Block of Christian Parties CDU/CSU and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) signed a coalition agreement in Berlin.
According to DPA, the leaders of the parties opened the way for the advent of a new government under the leadership of the future office Friedrich Merz from the CDU.
SPD, CDU and CSU leaders signed a 144-page coalition agreement entitled Liability for Germany, which outlines the program of the new government and also regulates the distribution of ministries.
The Parties agreed on the creation of the coalition on April 9, almost seven weeks after the early parliamentary elections in which the CDU/CSU block won.
A new government is waiting for a number of challenges
The coalition parties are waiting for the first joint test on Tuesday, when Merz will apply for an office in the Batch Assembly.
In this post he will replace Olaf Scholz from SPD.
Merz needs an absolute majority to be elected, at least 316 votes in the 630-member lower chamber of the German Parliament (Bundestag). The coalition parties have only a tight majority with 328 deputies.
The German Defense Minister will remain Pistorius, SPD resorts will be mostly women Read
SPD Lars Klingbeil co -chairman becomes vice -champion and finance minister. Boris Pistorius, who held the post in the Scholz government, will remain as Minister of Defense. The outgoing office will not be part of the new cabinet, but will remain in Parliament as a Member.
According to DPA, the new government is exposed to a number of challenges, such as a weakened German economy and dilapidated infrastructure, up to the threat to European security by the part Russia And also a step President United States Donald Trump.
The coalition promised to revive the declining economy and the restoration of the army at a time when the White House chief questioned the future of transatlantic security and business relationships, writes AFP.
Strong, thoughtful and reliable
Merz also promised to limit illegal migration and stop the rise of an anti -imgration alternative for Germany (AfD). In the February early parliamentary elections, she finished second with almost 21 percent of the vote and won 152 parliamentary seats in the 736-member Federal Assembly.
The future office, who has no experience in the government’s leadership, promised « strong, thoughtful and reliable governance » on Monday’s signing of the coalition agreement.
« We live in times of deep changes, great shocks … and great uncertainty, and that is why we realize that it is our historical duty to bring this coalition to success, » Merz added.
Coalition of the outgoing Scholza office composed of social democrats, the Green Party and Liberals from FDP disintegrated on 6 November 2024. Scholz Subsequently, he asked Parliament to vote for confidence.
As expected, MEPs expressed distrust on 16 December, opening the way to a statement in the fourth order Early elections To Bundestag in the history of the country, which finally took place on February 23.
Pistorius will stay
The head of the Defense Minister will remain in the new government so far by the head of the department Boris Pistorius, SPD said. Her co -chairman Lars Klingbeil will become a vice -factor and finance minister.
The coalition agreement is also regulated by the distribution of ministries. A new resort for digitization and modernization of the state will also be created.
Out of a total of 16 ministerial posts, they will occupy seven in the future government, four of which will be led by women – Bärbel Basová as Labor Minister, Verena Hubertz as Minister of Construction, Reem Alabali -Radovan as Minister of Development and Stefanie Hubig as Minister of Justice, writes DPA.
Carsten Schneider from SPD is to become a new environmental minister. The second co -chairman of the Social Democrats, Saskia Esken, will not sit in the government.
The same number of ministries as the SPD will also include the CDU and the remaining three posts of the Bavarian CSU. The CDU/CSU block published the names of its nominees for posts in the new cabinet last week.
The chief of diplomacy should become an experienced politician and lawyer Johann Wadephul. If it is also confirmed by Bundestag, he will be the first CDU Foreign Minister for the past 60 years.
Katherina Reiche, who returns to politics after working in the energy gigante E.on, was nominated for the post of Minister of Economy.
Karsten Wildberger, manager of Karsten Wildberger, should be joined at the forefront of the newly created Ministry for Digitization and Modernization of the State. CDU Nina Warken’s deputy is to become the future Minister of Health and MP Patrick Schier is likely to take over the transport department. The Ministry of Education is likely to be led by Karin Vary.
