Merkel sidesteps German conservatives’ election losses as pressure mounts on Merz
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Source: Politico
Published: 2026-09-22 05:52 UTC+10:00
Section: Democracy
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Religion, Europe, Human Rights, Germany, Labour & Workers, Elections
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German political heavyweight Angela Merkel avoided discussing her party’s latest election defeats on Monday, instead backing the Christian Democratic Union to return to its identity as a broad-based “people’s party.”
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