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SPD, Greens, FDP Sign Coalition Deal-Sets Stage For Scholz Confirmation

GERMANY

The Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and Free Democrats (FDP) have signed the tripartie coalition agreement that formally sets up the swearing-in of Olaf Scholz as chancellor in tommorow's Bundestag session.

  • The new Cabinet will also be sworn in, with a 50-50 gender balance. The SPD will hold seven ministries (including the chancellery), the Greens six, and the FDP four.
  • Scholz's office has stated that his first international visits will be - as has become custom for German chancellors - to Paris and Brussels.

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