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Germany's Merz vows to hold ruling coalition together after election gains by far right, hard left
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Western Europe
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Monday to keep his ruling coalition of the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD together for the sake of the country's "democratic future", after both the far right and hard left made big gains in Germany's state elections on Sunday.
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