German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-09-21 02:50 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 92
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Religion, Europe, Germany, Labour & Workers, Elections, World News
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Embattled German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay on despite exit polls in two local elections suggesting damaging defeats for his centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.
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