Merz wins respite in German municipal polls but tougher tests to come
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Germany’s under-fire Chancellor Friedrich Merz won some respite on Monday (September 14, 2026) after his CDU conservatives topped municipal polls in the state of Lower Saxony, provisional results showed, with the far-right Alternative for Germany also making…
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Germany’s under-fire Chancellor Friedrich Merz won some respite on Monday (September 14, 2026) after his CDU conservatives topped municipal polls in the state of Lower Saxony, provisional results showed, with the far-right Alternative for Germany also making…
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