# Germany: Could regional polls force Friedrich Merz to step down?

https://mins.news/en/video/66160

- France 24 English, 2026-09-20 10:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n6KJ5vEcQo

> Regional elections are being held in Berlin and the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Both contests are seen as a test for centre-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has scheduled a crisis meeting and will skip this week’s UN General Assembly to handle possible fallout. Could the results force him to resign?

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