November 24, 2021

BERLIN ­— Germany took a big step toward forming a new government on Wednesday as the three parties engaged in talks — the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP) — reached a tentative agreement on a coalition program.

The 178-page document, the fruit of weeks of intense negotiations following September’s national election, outlines the would-be coalition’s positions on everything from the minimum wage to armed drones, with a little weed mixed in for good measure.

It now goes back to the three parties for final approval (for the SPD and FDP, that entails a delegate vote at a party convention and for the Greens, a membership ballot).

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