Left Triumphs in Berlin as AfD Surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Merz said he will continue as CDU leader as the party faces pressure from AfD and Die Linke gains and record-low approval ratings.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay in office on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, confronting recent speculation about his potential resignation.
- Merz has faced 16 months of record-low personal approval ratings hovering just above 10 percent while the AfD now leads nationwide polls, complicating his efforts to lure voters from the far-right party.
- The AfD reached about 37 percent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while in Berlin the far-left Die Linke defeated the CDU with about 25 percent to 19 percent, an outcome Merz admitted was a "disaster."
- Eight state premiers declared Wednesday that Germany needs "stability now more than ever" rather than "discussions about personnel," though they refrained from issuing a personal endorsement of the chancellor.
- Acknowledging that "trust in our country's institutions is waning," Merz delivered a TV address that ING economist Carsten Brzeski characterized as an attempt to choke off resignation speculation building in recent weeks.
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Left triumphs in Berlin as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Germany’s final state elections of the year have delivered a sharp political shake-up. The Left has won Berlin, while the AfD has come out on top in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the CDU suffering heavy losses in both elections.
For the first time, the CDU flies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from a Landtag. However, a resignation of Merz was quickly rejected in the Presidium after Handelsblatt information.
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BERLIN, Sept 21 — Germany’s embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay the course on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in two states at the hands of the...
After the election debacle, Mathias Middelberg reports about the meeting at the CDU headquarters.
The Christian Democratic Union, led by Chancellor Frederick Merz of the Federal Republic of Germany, has failed for the first time in history to break the five-per-cent barrier and enter the Landtag in Mecklenburg-Foretime Pomerania. The Christian Democratic Union does not enter the regional parliament of Mecklenburg-Forward Pomerania, as evidenced by data from the Electoral Commission website. After processing 100 per cent of the ballots, the p…
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