Germany's Merz expects his govt to take office on May 6
Apr 13, 2025
Berlin [Germany], April 13: Germany's incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his new conservative-led government to take office on May 6, he told a business newspaper.
Looking further ahead, he told Handelsblatt: "We will then have a good two months until the summer holidays to decide a few things very quickly so that people feel that something is really changing." Merz listed better border protection and and the reduction of bureaucracy as examples.
However, before he can be elected by the Bundestag and his Cabinet appointed and sworn in, the parties involved must first sign the coalition agreement.
Members of Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) need to approve the agreement first.
Source: Qatar Tribune
