Germany: Chancellor Merz braces for difficult days ahead
Germany's far-right AfD and the socialist Left Party gained ground in recent state elections, while the centrist parties lost support. The biggest loser is Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Germany: Chancellor Merz braces for difficult days ahead
Germany's far-right AfD and the socialist Left Party gained ground in recent state elections, while the centrist parties lost support. The biggest loser is Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Grouped from 3 articles across 3 sources.
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Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD
Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to keep his fractious coalition government together for the good of the country’s “democratic future” after his conservative party suffered a drubbing at the polls in two state elections. Merz, who has vowed to plough ahead with an unpopular reform agenda, dismissed speculation over his position, saying it was vital that he and his coalition government remained in place. Continue reading...
Germany’s Merz stands his ground but for how long?
Lessons from elsewhere in Europe suggest once leaders become deeply unpopular, they almost never recover
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