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German Chancellor Vows to Stay in Office Despite AfD Triumph in State Election

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he would remain in office after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland won a landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
  • Merz said the result had shaken his Christian Democratic Union “to its very foundations.”
  • The result brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians closer to power in the state.

Friedrich Merz has vowed to remain Germany’s chancellor after the far right’s triumph in a state election brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking distance of power.

Merz appeared before reporters in Berlin looking shocked and chastened after the Alternative für Deutschland’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt. The result delivered a severe blow to his conservative Christian Democratic Union.

The chancellor said the election had shaken the CDU “to its very foundations.” Even so, he insisted that he would stay in office despite the scale of the defeat.

To its very foundations.

· Friedrich MerzThe chancellor describes how deeply the AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt shook his Christian Democratic Union.
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