In Germany, Friedrich Merz's CDU suffers historic defeat in Eastern state
For the first time since 1949, the Christian Democratic Union has fallen below the 5% threshold in a regional election, the minimum required to gain seats in the local parliament.
The party of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has suffered what is being described as a historic defeat in a regional election in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, according to information reported by Le Monde.
For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, the CDU has fallen below the 5% threshold of votes cast in this regional election, the threshold required to obtain seats in the state parliament.
This party, historically one of the pillars of German political life and the party of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is thus deprived of representation in this regional assembly in the eastern part of the country.
Le Monde emphasizes the unprecedented nature of this setback for the CDU, which has never achieved such a result in any regional election since the creation of the Federal Republic.
Complete details on the results of other parties and reactions from political leaders have not been specified in the information available at this stage.
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