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CDU shut out of German state parliament as AfD scores third win, Merz vows to stayMerz calls the result a 'disaster' but vows to stay in office
4 Sep 20 4:00 PM · 3d ago · 4 articles · 1 post · 5 comments · 4 sources · development 4 of 6
Speaking at CDU headquarters in Berlin, Merz acknowledged a damaging defeat but said he would press ahead with his coalition's economic, tax and welfare reform package rather than step down.
“The reforms have to come. I am taking on this responsibility, because I want to move our country forward.”
Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz German Chancellor, CDU leader
Alice Weidel AfD co-leaderCDU (Christian Democratic Union) Ruling center-right partyAfD (Alternative for Germany) Far-right opposition partyDie Linke (The Left) Left-wing party
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16 outlets Germany's Merz defiant after historic state elections defeat, vows to press ahead with reforms
first by CBS News, 3d ago · also France 24, Philadelphia Inquirer, Breitbart, CBC, PBS NewsHour, Associated Press +9
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- Germany’s Merz admits ‘disaster’ in state elections, vows to press ahead with reforms France 24 · 3d ago
- German Chancellor Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after calling CDU’s historic state election defeat a 'disaster' Philadelphia Inquirer · 3d ago
- Germany's AfD Projected to Win Second State Election This Month, Chancellor Merz Refuses to Resign After 'Disaster' Defeat Breitbart · 3d ago
- Germany's Merz vows to press on with reforms despite state election losses to far-right AfD CBC · 3d ago
- Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections PBS NewsHour · 3d ago
- Merz vows to press ahead with reforms despite German state election ‘disaster’ Globe and Mail · 3d ago
- Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat NPR News · 3d ago
- Germany’s Merz vows to press on with reforms after historic state election defeat Independent UK · 3d ago
- Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic German state election defeat AP News · 3d ago
- Germany's Merz remains defiant after historic state elections defeat CBS News · 3d ago
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first by The National UAE, 3d ago · also Le Monde EN, BBC, Guardian, NPR, Straits Times, Time +3
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- German regional elections: Chancellor Merz and his party suffer historic defeat Le Monde EN · 3d ago
- German Chancellor Merz calls state election a 'disaster' for his party but vows to stay on BBC · 3d ago
- Merz insists he will stay as German chancellor despite heavy losses in state elections – Europe live Guardian · 3d ago
- German chancellor stands his ground after his party loses in state elections NPR · 3d ago
- Merz clings on after German election 'disaster' Straits Times · 3d ago
- German Far-Right Expands Gains in ‘Disaster’ State Elections for Chancellor Merz Time · 3d ago
- German Chancellor Merz clings on after ‘disaster’ in state elections The Hindu · 2d ago
- Merz Says He Has Party Backing to Stay On as German Chancellor Bloomberg Politics · 2d ago
- German Chancellor Merz fights to survive historic election defeat NBC News · 2d ago
- German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz Mastodon · 2d ago
- German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election Mastodon · 2d ago
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5 outlets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says state election result a 'disaster' but vows to stay in office
first by Sky News, 3d ago · also France 24 EN, France 24, Anadolu Agency, Guardian
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- Germany: Merz vows to "push on despite setbacks" France 24 EN · 3d ago
- German Chancellor Merz vows to stay in office, push reforms despite election shock Anadolu Agency · 3d ago
- Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections Guardian · 3d ago
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first by NYT, 3d ago
What people said 6 voices · verbatim
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🚨🇩🇪 WOW! The AfD just CRUSHED Merz’s party in another German state! With most districts counted in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the conservative party is leading with 39%. The SPD trails at 35%, while Chancellor Merz’s CDU has collapsed to just 4.8% (!!), potentially failing
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But they would gain many others. Also old people will vote CDU no matter what so the loss won't be that big. Overall I'd say they would gain voters and most importantly theyd reduce voters for the AfD Also remember that they are In a coalition with the SPD right now and if the SPD would stop shooting themselves in the foot for a moment they could…
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And if they had 500k ppl. it doesn’t matter. Ppl that would vote for them see the news, posts and whatever and will become more likely to vote them. I‘ve had countless "but so many vote for them“ that I can’t count it anymore.
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Sure, but I suspect media coverage of AfD successes increases the voting motivation of both pro- and anti-AfD voters.
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"Hey look, good news, only one in six people you pass on the street approves of the Nazis in 2026 in Germany, yay!"
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If the CDU goes even further to the right, why would people even vote for them and not straight up for the AFD?
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