PoliticsGermany’s Merz vows to keep coalition together after far-right, hard-left gains

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged on Monday to preserve his governing coalition of the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD for the sake of the country’s “democratic future”. His promise followed major gains by both the far right and hard left in Sunday’s state elections.

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