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German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats

The Guardian World · 21 September 2026 at 13:44

German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats

Friedrich Merz clinging to power after Christian Democratic Union loses two state elections Europe live – latest updates Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has sought to shore up support for his flagging chancellorship among senior members of his conservative party after its drubbing at the polls in two state elections.

Merz, who has vowed his fractious coalition government will plough ahead with an unpopular reform agenda, held an early meeting in Berlin with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s leadership on Monday.

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German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats

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