# Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany’s ‘democratic future’

https://mins.news/en/item/67413

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 13:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm27p8enwmko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> 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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