German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday described his CDU party’s heavy losses in two regional elections as a “disaster”, but vowed to push ahead with a reform drive. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit polls showed, and also gained in strength in another election in Berlin.
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