# Merz calls CDU defeat in Saxony-Anhalt its heaviest electoral loss in decades

https://mins.news/en/item/48408

- TASS, 2026-09-07 13:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2183671

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the Christian Democratic Union’s defeat in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election as the party’s worst electoral setback in recent decades. He said the result would affect the region, Germany and the international situation, while pledging to continue reforms despite acknowledging that they needed to be communicated more effectively.

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