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Coalition agreement expected: CDU/CSU and SPD could agree on forming a government this Wednesday. New US tariffs and strong stock market fluctuations have increased the pressure on negotiators.
The CDU, CSU and SPD are on the verge of a coalition agreement, according to information from the ARD studio in Berlin. Earlier, the Reuters news agency and the Bild newspaper, citing negotiators, reported that an agreement on a coalition agreement is expected on Wednesday. As early as Tuesday morning (08.04.2025), politicians from the conservative union and the Social Democrats expressed optimism that they are on the verge of success. We are in the "last meters to the finish line," said Saarland Prime Minister Anke Rehlinger (SPD) before the talks began at the CDU headquarters.
Under time pressure
A new impetus was given to the coalition talks by the dispute over customs in the US and the significant losses in stock market prices.
"There is a high level of willingness to reach an agreement. These coalition talks are now taking place in a completely different way than the coalition talks four years ago. We are under time pressure," said the Social Democratic Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Manuela Schwesig. Against the backdrop of the international situation, the population expects a government to be formed quickly. " In general, there is a high level of willingness to reach an agreement, that is evident," said Thorsten Frei, the leader of the conservative parliamentary group. He said he was very optimistic that we could reach an agreement quickly.
Difficult topics
The most difficult topics of the coalition agreement so far have been mainly financial issues such as fiscal reform and budget savings. No details have been made public about these topics.
It remains to be seen whether reaching a coalition agreement will also include the division of ministries and the determination of the relevant personnel, or whether this will be done in a second step after the coalition agreement is announced./ DW
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