PoliticsGerman elections under way as polls could determine Chancellor Merz’s fate
Local elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern could deepen pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz if his Christian Democratic Union suffers heavy losses. The far-right AfD hopes to build on its recent victory, while the centre-left SPD has mounted a late challenge in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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German elections under way as polls could determine Chancellor Merz’s fate
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