Germany: Merz's ally confident in quick completion of coalition negotiations in the Bundestag

A key ally of future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, CDU/CSU leader Torsten Frei, is confident that negotiations with the Social Democrats to form the next government will be completed quickly. This is reported by UNN with reference to Bloomberg.

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According to Frei, who heads the conservative parliamentary group, the parties will be able to reach an agreement by Easter.

We need a coalition agreement and a government that can take swift action

In turn, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, CSU leader Markus Söder, also noted that negotiations could be completed soon.

Took a short break in negotiations after an intense week in Berlin with many long days. Used the time to reflect before going into the final round tomorrow

In turn, the publication notes that the likely coalition partners in the Bundestag still have many differences - in particular, they concern budget issues, tax policy and migration.

"US President Donald Trump's tariff policy has also put trade issues on the agenda," the publication summarizes.

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