
German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite election defeat
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite his party's losses in two state elections, calling the results a 'disaster' for his centre-right CDU party.
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- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite his party's losses in two state elections.
- Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin.
- The 70-year-old leader took office 16 months ago with promises to reignite an economy stalled for years
- Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in Berlin Germany’s embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground.
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9 sources · BBC News World, ABC News International, The Independent World, The Guardian World, NPR World, France 24, PBS NewsHour World, Sky News World, The Japan Times
- BBC News World — German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on
- BBC News Politics — Why Merz is staying on as German chancellor after election 'disaster'
- ABC News International — Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic German state election defeat
- The Independent World — Germany’s Merz vows to press on with reforms after historic state election defeat
- The Guardian World — Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
- NPR World — Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
- France 24 — Germany: Merz vows to "push on despite setbacks"
- France 24 — Exit polls show 'disaster' for Merz' CDU party in two state elections
- PBS NewsHour World — Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections
- Sky News World — Under-pressure German leader says state election result a 'disaster'
- France 24 — Germany’s Merz admits ‘disaster’ in state elections, vows to press ahead with reforms
- France 24 — AfD threatens fresh blow to Merz: Two German states hold key vote
- France 24 — Germany: Could regional polls force Friedrich Merz to step down?
- The Japan Times — Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz
- The Independent World — Chancellor Friedrich Merz under pressure ahead of German state elections







































