Germany’s two leading centrist parties, the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), have successfully reached a coalition agreement following weeks of intense negotiations.
According to reports filed by CNN, the breakthrough comes after the CDU emerged as the winner in the country’s federal election held in February.
The long-anticipated deal is expected to be officially unveiled by party leaders from both the CDU and SPD during a joint press conference in Berlin on Wednesday afternoon.
The CDU/CSU parliamentary press office confirmed the announcement to CNN, marking a key step in forming the next federal government.
