# Germany: Could regional polls force Friedrich Merz to step down?

https://mins.news/en/item/66173

- France 24, 2026-09-20 10:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/germany-could-regional-polls-froce-friedrich-merz-to-step-down

> Regional elections are taking place in Berlin and the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, both viewed as tests for centre-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting and will skip this week’s UN General Assembly to address the possible fallout, raising questions over whether the results could force him out.

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