Germany: Friedrich Merz's CDU struggles ahead of key elections

The CDU could lose Berlin's government and disappear from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Parliament.

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These defeats would challenge Friedrich Merz's leadership of the party.

Local elections are seen as a test for the federal coalition.

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