Future of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
4 sources·Updated September 20, 2026
German chancellor elections
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- CBC Top Stories·2h agoGermany's Merz vows to press on with reforms despite state election losses to far-right AfD
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe's biggest economy.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - Irish Times World·2h agoMerz admits German state election ‘disaster’, exit poll points to big gains for far right
Exit poll says Alternative for Germany doubled its vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the Left party leads in Berlin
Read at Irish Times World → - Guardian World·18h agoFuture of German chancellor hangs in the balance as two states go to polls
Embattled Friedrich Merz faces nervous wait while far-right Alternative für Deutschland party targets further gains Voters in two German states are going to the polls with the political future of the embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, hanging in the balance and an emboldened…
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