PoliticsGermany news: Conservative state premiers rally behind Merz

All eight state premiers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union have issued a joint statement backing him and urged the party to rebuild public trust rather than debate personnel. Merz is under pressure after the CDU’s poor result in Saxony-Anhalt. The coalition is also weighing rapid relief as record fuel prices strain households.

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