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Europe · 21 September 2026 to 26 September 2026 · 3 headlines · BBC News

Friedrich Merz's coalition crisis in Germany

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to keep his coalition together for the country's 'democratic future' after a bruising set of regional election results exposed deep fractures in his governing alliance.

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