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Friedrich Merz described the results of the regional elections in Germany as' disastrous'. The CDU suffered a historical setback in the face of AfD's advance after the elections in Mecklemburgo-West Pomerania and Berlin. The results call into question the political future of the Chancellor and reconfigure the German picture. From Berlin, our correspondent Valentina Godoy tells us more.
The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described Sunday as "disaster" the strong setback of his party, the CDU, in two regional elections, but he committed himself to continue with his reform plan. The extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) was first in the north-eastern state of Mecklemburgo- Western Pomerania, according to the polls at the urn foot, and also gained ground in another election held in Berlin.
Foreign Minister Merz assumes the "disaster" in Mecklemburgo-Pomerania, where he wins AfD and his party is left for the first time without parliamentary representation. Die Linke's post-communists win in Berlin
Friedrich Merz and the German Government face their greatest challenge in the regional elections. The ultra-right of AfD achieved a historic triumph with 44% in Saxony-Anhalt, while the CDU is weakened. What is at stake for the political future of Germany?
The Germans go to the polls this Sunday in two regional elections, in Berlin and Mecklemburgo-West Pomerania, where the advances of the extreme right and left could destabilize the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who is at its lowest point in the polls and with tensions within his own coalition.
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The candidates of the SPD and the post-communists of Die Linke arrive tied with AfD to win in the elections this Sunday in Mecklemburgo- Pomerania and Berlin
Berlin announced on Friday measures to alleviate the rise in fuel prices, a few days after Chancellor Friedrich Merz was committed to helping consumers affected by the rise in prices. These measures were announced before two regional elections that pose a significant risk to the government, weakened by the recent victory of the extreme right-wing party AfD.
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