PoliticsGerman state elections deal a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz

State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania produced a historic defeat for Merz’s CDU and a major advance for the AfD. Merz called the result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a “disaster,” adding to pressure on his coalition government.

Germany politicsstate electionsFriedrich MerzAfD

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