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Exit polls show 'disaster' for Merz' CDU party in two state elections
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PUBLISHEDSep 20, 2026, 4:54 PM
What the source reports
Germans headed to the polls today in two state elections - in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Exit polls suggest a dramatic loss for the Chancellor Freidrich Mertz's Christian Democratic Union party. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Jörg Taszman.
Main source: France 24
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