# German state elections deal a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz

https://mins.news/en/item/66564

- DW, 2026-09-20 21:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/german-state-elections-deal-a-blow-to-chancellor-friedrich-merz/a-79348585?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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.

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