German parliament expected to meet May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the new chancellor
". . .The would-be coalition aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defense spending, take a tougher approach to migration and catch up on long-neglected modernization.
But there is some resistance in the Social Democrats’ ranks after the
party finished third in February with its worst postwar result in a
national parliamentary election. The party’s youth wing has come out
against the deal.
Party co-leader Lars Klingbeil said Sunday he is
confident that a majority of members will say it’s right for the Social
Democrats to “take responsibility for Germany.”
“There
are always alternatives. ... One alternative is new elections, one
alternative is perhaps a minority government,” Klingbeil told ARD
television. But in today’s troubled times, “Germany must be a place of
stability,” he added. “For that, we need a stable democratic government,
and we have presented a sensible coalition agreement for that.”
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