Merz Calls State Election Result a Disaster but Vows to Stay in Office

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described his Christian Democratic Union's performance in two state elections as a disaster after the far-right AfD won in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the leftwing Die Linke headed for victory in Berlin, but he insists he will remain in office.

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