PoliticsMerz’s election setback: What does it mean for Germany?

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and CDU representatives held a press conference after the party suffered its worst regional election defeat in postwar Germany. The CDU fell below the 5% threshold for entering the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament, with Merz calling the result a “disaster”.

German politicsregional electionFriedrich Merz

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