Event Brief
Merz says he will stay on as Germany party leader
By The BriefBrief · Sources (24)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 22, 2026 at 5:10 AM ET
Summary: Friedrich Merz said he intends to remain leader of Germany and his party after a string of state election defeats. The remarks address what comes next for the chancellor following the setbacks in state polls.
WHO: Friedrich Merz
WHAT: Said he intends to stay on as leader of Germany and his party after state election defeats
WHEN: Sep 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Germany
WHY: He was responding to the string of state election defeats and the question of what comes next.
How this story developed (showing 11 of 11 earlier reports)
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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 state election loss a “disaster”
· Sep 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM 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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