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2 sources1h ago

German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on

Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. In the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommer

Ada Derana•1h ago
By Shalani Editor
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Summary

Merz called it "a disaster" for his party. The AfD also looks set to increase its vote in Berlin, with a projected 16% of the vote. On Sunday, Burkard Dregger from the CDU in Berlin, told the BBC it was right that Merz should stay on.

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People
  • Friedrich Merz2
  • Alice Weidel
  • Friedric
Organisations
  • Alternative for Germany2
  • AfD2
  • Christian Democratic Union party
  • Christian Democratic Union (CDU
  • Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
  • Die Linke
  • Left
  • CDU
Places
  • Saxony-Anhalt2
  • Berlin2
  • Russia2
  • Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommer
  • Europe.In
  • Germany
Keywords
  • chancellor
  • disaster
  • election
  • pressure
  • states
  • calls
  • polls
  • under
  • more
  • stay

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  • Merz under pressure as two more German states go to the pollsHiru News - English·21h ago
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