Friedrich Merz fights for political survival after CDU debacle: 'Federal politics played a major role, and so did I'

Refusing to take sole responsibility for his party's defeats in the regional elections of September 6 and 20, the German chancellor has insisted he will not step down and has promised to reopen talks on reforms with his coalition partner, the…
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