CDU, SPD and Germany

The Left says CDU and SPD are working against the majority
Germany's far-left party, The Left, sees the exploratory agreements between the CDU and SPD on the way to coalition talks as working against the interests of most citizens. "At best, there is a 'business as usual' option.
German government coalition: Can CDU, SPD come together?
Germany needs a new government fast. The center-right CDU/CSU and the center-left SPD are set to hammer out an agreement by Easter, but there are several sticking points.
Germany's CDU calls on SPD 'to take responsibility' for Germany
A senior member of Germany's conservative bloc has called on the Social Democrats to put party interests behind those of the country, as both parties are widely expected to begin talks on forming the next government.
Germany's CDU and SPD begin government coalition talks
Despite declarations by Friedrich Merz, the likely future chancellor, the future government's road to taking office looks to be long and strewn with pitfalls.
German CDU, SPD finish preliminary talks as coalition nears
Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step forward towards forming a coalition government, heads of the parties said.
Germany's Conservatives, SPD Meet for Talks on Coalition as Major Spending Hike Eyed
Germany's conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) on Tuesday held talks on forming a coalition as hopes for buoying Europe's largest economy rose on the prospect of a nearly trillion euro borrowing boom to fund military and infrastructure spending.
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Germany's CDU and SPD agree on preliminary coalition deal
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) have agreed on a framework document for ...
Friedrich Merz’s CDU reaches preliminary agreement with Scholz’s SPD to form Germany’s next coalition govt
In Germany, coalition governments are typically formed through a two-step process: parties first engage in exploratory talks ...
Germany: CDU/CSU alliance and SPD finish preliminary talks
CDU/CSU and SPD to begin formal negotiations Speaking at a news conference in Berlin with Lars Klingbeil, co-leader and ...
German elections: CDU’s Merz looks set to be next chancellor as far-right AfD surges
Millions of Germans are voting in snap elections. The centre-right CDU is predicted to win the biggest share of votes, ...
German parties agree historic debt overhaul to revamp military and economy
The parties hoping to form Germany's next government agreed to create a 500 billion euro infrastructure fund and overhaul ...
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Scholz's SPD suffers historic election loss, as Germany's far-right AfD doubles in size
The centre-right CDU party has won the German elections but achieved a historically low result. The far-right AfD doubled its ...
BREAKING — Germany's CDU, SPD announce plans to raise billions of euros to boost defense and infrastructure with debt reform, just days after election
Preliminary talks between Germany's CDU and SPD have yielded an early result, with the parties agreeing on a special fund to ...
Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) -German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have concluded ...