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Germany: CDU/CSU alliance and SPD finish preliminary talks • Mar. 9, 2025, 8:06 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
German government coalition: Can CDU, SPD come together? • Mar. 7, 2025, 5:00 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
CDU, SPD plan billions for Germany's army, infrastructure • Mar. 6, 2025, 3:55 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
German election: CDU, SPD seek common ground • Mar. 3, 2025, 2:21 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Germany's CDU and SPD begin government coalition talks • Mar. 2, 2025, 6:45 AM ET (Le Monde)

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Also Known As Christlich-Demokratische Union • CDU
Date c. 1948 - present
Areas Of Involvement foreign policy • right
Related People Angela Merkel • Konrad Adenauer • Helmut Kohl • Roman Herzog • Ursula von der Leyen • Kurt Georg Kiesinger • Ludwig Erhard • Karl Carstens • Heinrich Lübke • Heinrich von Brentano • Lothar de Mazière

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