After the Sept. 27th election victory, the new center-right coalition is getting ready to govern here.

BERLIN — Germany’s new center-right
coalition government pledged Saturday to reform health care, cut taxes
and pull all remaining nuclear weapons from the country — a promise
that could hurt relations with NATO already strained over the military
deployment in Afghanistan.

Guido
Westerwelle, the new foreign minister and leader of the pro-business
Free Democrats, said at a joint news conference with Chancellor Angela
Merkel he wants all nuclear weapons out of Germany. Merkel said the
withdrawal would be carried out only after “talks with our partners.”

The coalition agreement is expected to be approved and signed Monday.