# Merz warns of ‘consequences’ after Saxony-Anhalt election defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/48526

- euronews, 2026-09-07 14:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/07/merz-warns-of-consequences-after-state-election-defeat-in-saxony-anhalt

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned of “consequences” after the election defeat in Saxony-Anhalt. Speaking in Berlin on Monday, he said he saw a society “longing for disruption” and “fundamental change.”

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