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Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections
Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany.
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Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany.
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According to PBS News’s source item, Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party’s historic defeat in 2 German state elections, Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany.
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