>Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) signed a coalition agreement with the leaders of the environmentalist Green Party and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) in a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday.
>The move comes a day after the Greens voted to approve the coalition deal, the last party to do so.
>Germany’s incoming chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is due to be elected and sworn in as Angela Merkel’s successor this week.
>DW’s chief political editor Michaela Kuefner noted that with the signing of the coalition deal, “this is the moment the post-Merkel Era begins for real.”
I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I’m really courious how this will work out. Having two coalition partners has been difficult sometimes in the past, three is completely new on a federal level. I hope they don’t water down their policies too much until there’s nothing left.
I really hope the Innenministerium gets serious about arresting and prosecuting the big criminal clans.
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>Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) signed a coalition agreement with the leaders of the environmentalist Green Party and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) in a ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday.
>The move comes a day after the Greens voted to approve the coalition deal, the last party to do so.
>Germany’s incoming chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is due to be elected and sworn in as Angela Merkel’s successor this week.
>DW’s chief political editor Michaela Kuefner noted that with the signing of the coalition deal, “this is the moment the post-Merkel Era begins for real.”
I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I’m really courious how this will work out. Having two coalition partners has been difficult sometimes in the past, three is completely new on a federal level. I hope they don’t water down their policies too much until there’s nothing left.
I really hope the Innenministerium gets serious about arresting and prosecuting the big criminal clans.
Bye Merkel! 👋🏻