It paves the way to elect Friedrich Merz as the new German chancellor.
Merz’s Union bloc previously approved the agreement.
The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor and succeed Olaf Scholz.
The coalition aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defence spending, take a tougher approach to migration and catch up on long-neglected modernisation. (AP) GRS GRS