Eight German state premiers back Merz amid speculation over future
Eight German state premiers back Merz amid speculation over futureImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Friedrich Merz is facing increasing questions over whether he should remain chancellor and continue as CDU leaderByAleks Phillips and Jessica Parker, Berlin…
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Eight German state premiers back Merz amid speculation over futureImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Friedrich Merz is facing increasing questions over whether he should remain chancellor and continue as CDU leaderByAleks Phillips and Jessica Parker, Berlin correspondentPublished8 minutes agoThe leaders of eight German states have backed the nation's chancellor amid growing speculation about his political future.The premiers - all of whom are part of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - wrote that restoring trust in their party lay in "listening and taking political action, not in debates over personnel".Merz, who has only held the post for 16 months, is facing poor approval ratings while the anti-immigration, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is…
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