Berlin, Sept 20, 2026 (AFP) - German state elections threaten new shock waves for Merz

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2026-09-20

German voters go to the polls Sunday in two state elections where far-right and far-left gains could send new shock waves to Berlin and rock the government of embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz, 70, has scheduled a crisis meeting of his centre-right CDU party leadership to discuss first results as they come in from the regional polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The chancellor, in power for 16 months, has also cleared his c......

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