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Chancellor Friedrich Merz under pressure ahead of German state elections
20 Sept 2026, 07:35 UTC · 8 independent sources
🚨 POLLING STATIONS OPEN IN TWO GERMAN REGIONAL ELECTIONS
The votes could affect Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s hold on power.
He is facing intense political pressure.
His political pressure will increase if his party struggles in Sunday’s polls.
Source: The Independent, BBC
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- The Independent
Chancellor Friedrich Merz under pressure ahead of German state elections
- BBC
German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz
- Times of Israel
Merz faces test in 2 German state elections; eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate
- BBC
German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' state election exit polls
- France 24
Exit polls show 'disaster' for Merz' CDU party in two state elections
- South China Morning Post
Germany’s Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
- NPR
Germany's Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after historic state election defeat
- The Guardian
Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
- abcnews.com
Merz faces key test as 2 German states hold elections with eyes on the far-right AfD