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After Election Debacle, Chancellor Merz Vows to Continue Reforms, but Explain Them Better

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would not step down after the CDU suffered a severe defeat in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Merz said the government would continue its reforms but needed to explain them more effectively.
  • The SPD is pressing to slow the pace of reform, adding pressure to the governing coalition.

The CDU’s dramatic collapse in Saxony-Anhalt has hit Chancellor Friedrich Merz hard, but he is refusing to retreat. “Giving up is not an option,” Merz said after the party’s election defeat.

The result cast a heavy mood over the CDU’s national headquarters in Berlin. The party’s presidium and executive board met at the Konrad Adenauer House to discuss what the article describes as the CDU’s disastrous election setback.

Merz does not intend to resign. Sven Schulze, the minister-president of Saxony-Anhalt, will remain in office in a caretaker capacity.

The chancellor wants to carry on with the government’s reforms, while acknowledging that they need better explanations. The SPD, however, wants to apply the brakes to the reform program, setting up a dispute over both its pace and presentation.

Giving up is not an option.

· Friedrich MerzThe German chancellor’s response to the CDU’s severe election defeat in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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