Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament Europe live – latest updates Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has sought to shore up support for his flagging chancellorship among senior members of his conservative party af...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/germany-chancellor-freidrich-merz-cdu-christian-democratic-union-state-election-defeats-mecklenburg-western-pomerania-berlin)