Photo: Reuters German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) yesterday, aiming to revive growth in Europe’s largest economy just as a global trade war threatens recession. The deal caps weeks of haggling between chancellor-in-waiting Mr Merz and the SPD after he topped elections in February but fell well short of a majority, with the far-right Alternative for Germany surging into second place.
Author: Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams
Published at: 2025-04-09 23:00:00
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