Merz Insists He Will Stay as German Chancellor Despite Heavy Losses in State Elections – Europe Live – Net News 1
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Parliamentary elections were held in two states in Germany: Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
German government to continue with war and austerity despite political earthquake in state elections
The elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MV) have caused a political earthquake. Both were characterised by opposition to the federal government’s policies of war and austerity.
The Christian-Democratic leader is weaker than ever at the end of the elections lost by his party, the CDU, this Sunday in Berlin and in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. But despite the enormous pressure, he intends to continue his historic mission: to reform his country. ...
A new blow for the right in Germany. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), from which the conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz came, suffered a devastating defeat in the two elections of Sunday 20 September, in the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and in Berlin. Two weeks after a brilliant victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the ruling party is even excluded from any local participation, having won less than 5% of the votes. And in Berlin, the CDU …
Germany: elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania another blow to the CDU
Two weeks after the political earthquake in Saxony-Anhalt, the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have dealt another blow to the ruling CDU-SPD coalition. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in a difficult position. Visibly shaken on election night, he vowed to continue with his government’s programme of ‘reforms’ – read: an all-out assault on pensions, the health service, and long-term care.
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