Government partners sign coalition treaty
Acting German Chancellor and Christian Democrat (CDU) Angela Merkel and the leaders of her future coalition government partners the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) have signed the coalition treaty for the coming legislative period. Now that a 鈥渟table government capable of acting鈥� had been built, the chancellor called for 鈥渁 helping of joy鈥� in governing, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. 鈥淭hen it can become good governmental work,鈥� Merkel said. The election of the chancellor will take place in the German Bundestag tomorrow, 14 March, after which the cabinet will be appointed by the German president.
Find the press release in German and the FAZ article in German .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 factsheet Climate, energy and transport in Germany's coalition agreement and the article Coalition watch 鈥� The making of a new German government.