Merkel to Manage Coalition
am 10.10.2005 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. The Foundation Agreement for the Negotiations of a Coalition by CDU/CSU and SPD of October 10, 2005 gives CDU chief Angela Merkel the principal management role in the new coalition government. Any major changes in the changing the allocation of authority within the government will not depend solely on her but require negotations toward a new consensus. The coalition paper describes the distribution of departments among the parties as follows:
Chancellor: CDU
Vice Chancellor: SPD
Commerce/Technology: CDU/CSU
Interior: CDU
Defense: CDU
Family, Seniors, Women, Youth: CDU
Education, Research: CDU
Consumer Protection, Food, Agriculture: CDU
Foreign Office: SPD
Finance: SPD
Justice: SPD
Economic Cooperation, Development: SPD
Labor, Social Security: SPD
Health: SPD
Transportation, Construction, Housing: SPD
Environment, Nature Preservation, Reactor Safety: SPD
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