Merz fights for survival ahead of German regional elections
Chancellor skips UN General Assembly to contain mounting CDU crisis amid far-right surge in eastern states
Merz fights for survival ahead of German regional elections
Chancellor skips UN General Assembly to contain mounting CDU crisis amid far-right surge in eastern states
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