Final campaign push ahead of key German state elections

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2026-09-18

Berlin (dpa) - Lead candidates in Germany's much-anticipated state elections took to the streets on Friday in a final attempt to sway voters ahead of Sunday's polls, which could prove decisive for the future of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, while the far right seeks to capitalize on a recent landslide in Saxony-Anhalt. Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) could see their worst ever post-war result in any state or national election in the sp......

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