# Germany elections: Merz vows to push on despite setbacks

https://mins.news/en/video/66434

- France 24 English, 2026-09-20 17:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utiVwXze-B8

> German voters handed Chancellor Friedrich Merz another setback in two important regional elections. Exit polls put Die Linke ahead of Merz’s CDU in Berlin, while the far-right AfD was projected to narrowly lead in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Merz called the CDU’s showing a “disaster” but pledged to continue with his reform agenda.

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