Berlin, Sept 20, 2026 (AFP) - Germany's Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats

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Germany's embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay the course on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in two states at the hands of the far-right AfD and the far-left Die Linke party. "What needs to be done now requires backbone, steadfastness and patience," Merz said at a Berlin crisis meeting of his centre-right CDU. "I will demonstrate this as CDU party chairman and, above all, as chancellor of our country." The AfD had a narrow l......

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