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Jewish Telegraphic Agency |
Instead, Friedrich Merz, who heads the center-right Christian Democratic Union, has teamed up with the center-left Social Democrats to form a coalition, the parties announced on Wednesday.
Reuters |
Germany's conservative CSU approved a coalition deal with its CDU sister party and the Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, a day after they presented a programme to revive growth in Europe's biggest e...
The Financial Times |
Merz’s approval ratings have slumped as voters have grown dissatisfied over his decision to unexpectedly embark Germany on a €1tn debt-funded spending programme.

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