With no clear majority for the ruling coalition or main opposition bloc, working out who will form the next government could take months.
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'The coalition agreement is a signal of a new beginning... for our country,' Friedrich Merz says
Friedrich Merz, centre, hopes to launch his new government in early May
US President Donald Trump in the White House on April 8, 2025
Incoming leader Merz tells Trump 'Germany is back on track'
Coalition talks in Germany normally last months - but not this time
Alice Weidel of the far-right Alternative for Germany
Germany's next leader, the conservative Friedrich Merz, vowed Wednesday to "move the country forward again" by boosting the economy and defenc…
Jens-Frederik Nielsen's Democrats party won the vote but did not secure enough to govern outright
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