State elections: Historical humiliation for the CDU - Can Merz hold on?
The CDU's worst fears were confirmed on election night. For the first time, it is flying out of a state parliament and is being overtaken by the Left. Can the Chancellor still keep his job now?
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, the CDU, suffered a historic defeat in the state elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, falling below the 5% threshold and failing to enter the state parliament for the first time. The party received 4.9% of the vote. Merz will meet with the CDU leadership on Monday to discuss the consequences of the defeat. His future as Chancellor and party leader is uncertain, with some party members and leaders already calling for his resignation.
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