# Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows

https://mins.news/en/item/67152

- The Guardian, 2026-09-21 10:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/german-state-election-humiliation-friedrich-merz-borrowed-time-cdu-unrest-grows

> Friedrich Merz has called the state election results a “disaster” but vowed to continue with his economic recovery programme. The CDU suffered its worst-ever state election result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, taking 4.9% and leaving parliament for the first time in postwar history. The far-right AfD won 38%, while the CDU also suffered defeat in Berlin, intensifying party unrest and speculation about replacing Merz.

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