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Germany's Merz 'Shocked' By Poll Loss, Vows To Push On With Reforms
Merz blamed low poll ratings and slow reforms as the CDU trailed the AfD and said he will continue policy overhauls.
- On Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was "deeply shocked" after his centre-right CDU suffered a heavy loss in the Saxony-Anhalt state election to the far-right AfD.
- The CDU scored just 17 percent in the vote, compared to almost 44 percent for the Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany , as Merz conceded his low poll ratings and reform pace influenced the defeat.
- Merz pledged to push forward with a crucial policy overhaul, stating, "And I want to make this very clear: 2,500 kilometers east of here, people are especially delighted with this election result in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt."
- Sven Schulze, the state's defeated CDU premier, acknowledged the AfD won the mandate to attempt to form a governing majority, stating, "We are the opposition- the mandate to govern now lies with the AfD."
- Merz insisted that institutions remain stable, stating, "Our Basic Law protects and guarantees this order," while warning the AfD's pro-Russia stance will not change the government's support for Ukraine.
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