Pressure Builds on Merz Ahead of Elections in Germany
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Polls in Germany are showing Friedrich Merz's personal popularity at a record low for any post-World War II chancellor. His Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) was trounced by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a state election earlier this month, and the cr...
Polls in Germany are showing Friedrich Merz's personal popularity at a record low for any post-World War II chancellor. His Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) was trounced by the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a state election earlier this month, and the crisis is set intensify on Sunday when two more states head to the ballots. Bloomberg's Chad Thomas reports from Berlin. (Source: Bloomberg)
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