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

https://mins.news/en/item/67553

- France 24, 2026-09-21 15:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/merz-s-election-setback-what-it-means-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”.

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