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Friedrich Merz's CDU suffered significant losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state elections, with exit polls showing the party ejected from the Mecklenburg parliament. The far-right AfD made further gains, intensifying pressure on the chancellor's leadership.
🐿️ Merz is clinging to power like a squirrel on a thin branch, but the AfD is the one shaking the tree.
Friedrich Merz's CDU scored just over 5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, its worst-ever state result, while the far-right AfD won there and the leftwing Die Linke leads in Berlin. Merz has vowed to remain chancellor and keep his coalition together despite the losses.
🐿️ Merz is doubling down on leadership after a historic rout, but his refusal to step aside could deepen the CDU's crisis and hand more ground to extremists.
