Germany’s Merz Unveils Initial Cabinet Line-Up, Naming Economy and Foreign Ministers
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s incoming chancellor, announced some of his first cabinet selections on Monday, naming utility executive Katherina Reiche as his pick for economy minister and foreign affairs expert Johann Wadephul as the next foreign minister. The appointments come after Merz’s center-right CDU/CSU bloc, which emerged victorious in February’s election, secured a coalition agreement with […]