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Merz calls state election loss a “disaster”
By The BriefBrief · Sources (24)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his party’s loss in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was a “disaster” in state elections. The far-left Die Linke could take power in Berlin, raising pressure on Merz’s government.
WHO: Chancellor Friedrich Merz
WHAT: Merz described his party’s state election loss in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a “disaster”.
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: Cause not yet established.
How this story developed (showing 11 of 11 earlier reports)
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Merz says he will stay on as Germany party leader
· Sep 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
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Merz says he will press on after party election loss
· Sep 22, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
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Merz pledges to press on after disastrous election
· Sep 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM ET
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Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after state losses
· Sep 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM ET
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Merz vows to stay on after CDU election disaster
· Sep 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM ET
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Merz calls Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election a CDU disaster
· Sep 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
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Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after state defeats
· Sep 21, 2026 at 1:04 AM ET
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German regional elections open as AfD watched
· Sep 20, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
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Merz faces pressure as German state elections begin
· Sep 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM ET
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Merz faces fuel-price criticism in Rostock campaign
· Sep 19, 2026 at 3:08 AM ET
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Poll outcomes in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
· Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
Sources (24):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
Brussels Signal,
CBS News,
CNN World,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Japan Times,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News
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