Merkel sidesteps German conservatives’ election losses as pressure mounts on Merz

German political heavyweight Angela Merkel avoided discussing her party’s latest election defeats on Monday, instead backing the Christian Democratic Union to return to its identity as a broad-based “people’s party.” The party and its current…
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Published2 h ago (Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:52:04 GMT)
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AuthorMilena Wälde