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Germany's Merz and SPD clear 1st hurdle to forming coalition

Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition

By Andreas Rinke, Vera Eckert and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday,

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Germany's Merz and SPD reach preliminary deal towards coalition

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have concluded preliminary talks towards forming a coalition government, heads of the parties said on Saturday.

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Germany's Greens May Torpedo Merz's Spending Bonanza but Hint at Deal

Germany's Greens vowed to block plans by likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz for a massive increase in state borrowing but left room for compromise on Monday on measures to revamp the military and revive growth in Europe's biggest economy.

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From border crackdown to tax cuts: The key policies agreed by Germany’s likely government coalition

The preliminary policy agreement that will form the basis for coalition talks was "no mean feat", said Friedrich Merz.

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