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Why Merz is staying on as German chancellor after election 'disaster'

BBC Politics 20 Sept 2026 1 views

Berlin correspondent Jess Parker explains why 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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