Merz's party loses the first of a string of German state elections
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-03-09 20:38 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Europe, Germany, Elections
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Cem Özdemir (Alliance 90/The Greens), top candidate in the Baden-Württemberg state elections, makes a gesture at his party’s election party and stretches up the little finger of his right hand, in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Bernd Weißbrod/dpa via AP)
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