"Backed by the rise of the right." The EU is concerned about the situation of Merz after the regional elections in Germany
In Europe, fear that the Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz was in the grip of the growing popularity of right-wing forces in the regional elections in three countries.
In Europe, fear that the Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz was in the grip of the growing popularity of right-wing forces in regional elections in three German states. It's from sb.by.
According to RIA Novosti, one of the European diplomats reported that Merz “is now cornered because of the rise of the right.” He stressed that this situation of the Chancellor causes concern in Europe.
The regional elections to the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Landtag were held on September 20. The right-wing opposition Alternative for Germany (AfD) party won with 38.2% of the vote. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) scored just 4.9 percent and failed to break the five percent barrier for the first time in history.
In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of Berlin, the Left took the first place with 25.7%. The CDU with 18.8% went to second place, the third with 16.3% was the AfD. media: Merz loses support within his own party – the CDU talked about a possible change of leader
