# Germany’s state premiers back Friedrich Merz amid political pressure

https://mins.news/en/video/61310

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-16 16:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAinkB2cK7k

> Eight of Germany’s 16 state premiers have declared their support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The backing comes as his government faces pressure ahead of elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, following recent setbacks for Merz’s CDU and weak polling for both the chancellor and his party.

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