Home / PoliticsPoliticsTASSPoliticsTASS·Sep 7, 2026·1 min readMerz acknowledges his party suffered 'dramatic defeat' in Saxony-Anhalt electionThe Alternative for Germany party pursues the goal of "completely destroying the CDU," and so "no cooperation at all can be maintained" with it, Friedrich Merz saidView original source — TASS ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsTASSPoliticsSep 7, 2026 · 1 minGerman Chancellor Merz calls CDU defeat in Saxony-Anhalt heaviest in decadesTASSPoliticsEuronewsPoliticsSep 7, 2026 · 1 min‘Not right’ to discuss Merz's future a day after AfD's win in Saxony-Anhalt, CDU politician saysEuronewsPoliticsStraits TimesPoliticsSep 7, 2026 · 1 minGerman leader Friedrich Merz ‘shocked’ by polls loss to far-right AfD, vows to push on with reformsStraits TimesPoliticsDeutsche WellePoliticsSep 6, 2026 · 1 minGermany set to feel the impact of Saxony-Anhalt's AfD winDeutsche Welle
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