CDU/CSU And SPD Sign Coalition Contract, Pave Way For New Government

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 05: Friedrich Merz (R), leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Lars Klingbeil and Saskia Esken, co-leaders of the German Social Democrats (SPD), watch as Markus Soeder, leader of the CDU'S Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), signs the coalition contract between the parties on May 05, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The coalition contract, which the three parties have negotiated over the past weeks, sets the police framework for the next federal coalition government. The new government is scheduled to be sworn in during a special session of the Bundestag tomorrow. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)