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German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' state election exit polls

German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' state election exit polls
BBC World Sunday 20 September 2026, 16:50 UTC 1 min read
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Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
German (ORG) Merz (PERSON) Exit (PERSON) CDU party (ORG) Berlin (LOCATION) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (ORG)
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