BERLIN, April 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is poised to take over the helm of a coalition government after his coalition partners, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), said on Wednesday it approved a deal with his conservative CDU/CSU.

The SPD membership vote passed with an 84.6 percent majority, paving the way for Merz to take charge of the coalition government next Tuesday.