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Friedrich Merz announces the formation of a grand coalition government between the CDU/CSU and Social

2025 German federal election — Friedrich Merz announces the formation of a grand coalition government between the CDU/CSU and Social Democratic Party in order to freeze out the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Published April 9, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: 2025 German federal election.

Friedrich Merz announces the formation of a grand coalition government between the CDU/CSU and Social Democratic Party in order to freeze out the far-right Alternative for Germany. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/09/conservative-cdu-csu-centre-left-spd-coalition-government-germany ( The Guardian )]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-04-09).