# ‘Not right’ to discuss Merz’s future a day after AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU politician says

https://mins.news/en/item/52570

- euronews, 2026-09-10 07:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/10/not-right-to-discuss-merzs-future-a-day-after-afds-win-in-saxony-anhalt-cdu-politician-say

> CDU politician and German MP Günter Krings calls the Saxony-Anhalt election result “devastating” and says the situation is “even worse than expected” after the far-right AfD won 43.8% of the vote. He says discussing Merz’s future the next day is “not right”.

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