Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections
Exit polls by public broadcaster ARD indicated that Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union came in with just 5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — the lowest result ever since World War II for the party in any state.
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