From environment to economy: what to expect from new German government

Analysis: coalition wants Germany to remain Europe’s ‘anchor of stability’ but there will be some changes

• Deal agreed to make Scholz chancellor

Led by a party that has acted as Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partner for 12 of the last 16 years, and two parties with an energy to do things differently, Germany’s next government represents an odd mix of status quo thinking and reformist instincts.

The coalition agreement presented by the Social Democratic party (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic party (FDP) on Wednesday gives a hint of how German could change – and how it could stay the same.

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