# Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz

https://mins.news/en/item/66044

- France 24, 2026-09-20 01:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260920-germans-vote-in-elections-threatening-fresh-blow-to-merz

> Germans are voting in elections that could deal Friedrich Merz another political setback.

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