Germany’s Merz vows to stay despite ‘disaster’

FT News Briefing by Forhecz Topher

Sep 21, 202611:50News & Politics

German chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a crisis of confidence as exit polls show his party missed the threshold for representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The right-wing Alternative for Germany won there instead. Plus...

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