CDU: Merz remains in office and campaigns for government's reform course
Fateful day for the Chancellor: Immediately after the forecasts for the elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin, the CDU chairman speaks out himself. He wants to stay in office.
German Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz says he will remain in office despite poor election results for his party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin. Merz stated that his government's reform course is necessary to counter what he described as the "authoritarian poison" spreading in society. He vowed to push through the reforms, saying they are crucial for Germany's progress, and that he is willing to take on the responsibility.
Merz has faced pressure to step down as Chancellor since the CDU's poor performance in a recent election in Saxony-Anhalt.
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