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Article: East German Parties Agree On Coalition; Christian Democrats to Lead; Social Democrats Get 7 Posts
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- The Washington Post
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- April 10, 1990
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After more than three weeks of negotiation, East Germany's
political parties agreed today on the makeup of the government that
will dissolve the country.
Prime Minister-designate Lothar de Maiziere announced that his
right-of-center Christian Democrats will lead a five-party coalition
that gives the government a two-thirds majority of the legislature,
which will enable it to make the numerous constitutional changes
necessary to pave the way to German unification.
He said his Christian Democrats, who were the biggest winners
last month in East Germany's first free vote after 40 years of
Communist rule, will fill 11 ministerial posts in the new government.
Seven cabinet posts, including ...