Germany's Merz and SPD clear first hurdle to forming coalition
[Japan Today] - 03/8/2025
German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday, promising to get tough on illegal migration,…
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