Elections pile pressure on German Chancellor

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Sep 21, 202626:27News & Politics

Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls a state election result in Germany a "disaster" for his ruling CDU party but vows to remain in office. Preliminary results indicate the CDU has suffered heavy losses to the far-right AfD p...

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