German Chancellor Merz clings on after ‘disaster’ in state elections
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was clinging to power on Monday (September 21, 2026) after his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered its worst regional election defeat in post-War Germany, and members of his coalition clashed over his unpopular reform agenda. Mr. Merz himself described the loss on Sunday (September 20, 2026) in the northeastern state…
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