# Germany news: Conservative state premiers rally behind Merz

https://mins.news/en/item/60808

- DW, 2026-09-16 11:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-conservative-state-premiers-rally-behind-merz/live-79289786?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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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