# German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats

https://mins.news/en/item/67350

- The Guardian, 2026-09-21 12:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/germany-chancellor-freidrich-merz-cdu-christian-democratic-union-state-election-defeats-mecklenburg-western-pomerania-berlin

> Friedrich Merz met senior Christian Democratic Union figures after the party suffered major losses in two state elections and was ejected from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s parliament. He rejected speculation about his position and vowed to keep his fractious coalition government together while pursuing its unpopular reform agenda.

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