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Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany's 'democratic future'

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Lead development · 9/21/2026, 4:54:56 PM UTC

The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"

Top · 9/21/2026, 8:56:27 AM UTC

German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin.