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21 September 2026

German leader Merz clings on after election 'disaster'

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German leader Merz clings on after election 'disaster'

Despite seeing his party tumble to its worst regional election defeat in post-war Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay in power after announcing the centre-left Social Democrats wanted to remain in a coalition with his conservatives.

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