Merz under pressure: CDU lawmaker on election setbacks | DW News

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Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure after a string of election setbacks for his center-right CDU party, including defeat by the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt and the party’s failure to clear the five percent threshold to enter parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Speaking with DW, CDU foreign policy spokesman Jürgen Hardt defends Merz’s leadership and argues that delivering on key reforms will be crucial to strengthening the chancellor’s position. #dwgermanpolitics For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

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