German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election

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• The Guardian
  German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election

  <p>Friedrich Merz said his conservative CDU was shaken ‘to its very foundations’ after far-right victory in Saxony-Anhalt</p><p>A “shocked” and chastened Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay in office despite <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/saxony-anhalt-germany-afd-exit-poll-ulrich-siegmund">the far right’s triumph in a state election</a> that has brought anti-immigrant, pro-Kremlin politicians within striking distance of power.</p><p>The German chancellor, appearing ashen-faced in front of reporters in Berlin, said on Monday that the landslide victory by the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt had shaken his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) “to its very foundations”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/07/german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-cdu-afd-saxony-anhalt">Continue reading...</a>

  Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:48:37 GMT

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1. 2026-09-07 17:48The Guardian — German chancellor vows to stay in office despite AfD triumph in state election