PoliticsMerz vows to keep coalition together for Germany’s ‘democratic future’
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will preserve the governing coalition between his CDU and the SPD for Germany’s “democratic future”. The pledge follows heavy state election defeats: the AfD topped the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where the CDU failed to enter parliament, while the CDU came second to Die Linke in Berlin. Merz called the results a major blow but rejected blaming them mainly on his own popularity.
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BBC News★★★★☆2026-09-21 13:34Original
Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany’s ‘democratic future’
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