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Conservative and center-left parties will present a deal to form a new German government on Wednesday after weeks of negotiations, paving the way for new leadership in Europe's biggest economy.
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, is expected to become Germany's next leader under the agreement, replacing outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Merz turned to the Social Democrats, Scholz's center-left party, to put together a coalition with a parliamentary majority, with details of the agreement still forthcoming.
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