Merz ‘shocked’ by AfD win but refuses to change course (VIDEO)
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Source: RT News
Published: 2026-09-09 05:12 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Religion, Europe, Germany, Labour & Workers, Elections, World News
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has blamed his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party’s crushing defeat by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt on poor communication with voters, while refusing to change course.
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