German regional elections seen as test for Chancellor Merz
Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting and will skip the UN General Assembly to address possible fallout from votes in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Voting is underway in the German capital Berlin and in the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for regional elections, according to France 24.
Both elections are being seen as a test for Germany's centre-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has scheduled a crisis meeting and decided to skip this week's UN General Assembly to address the potential fallout, France 24 reported.
Analysis by Yann Wernert, a senior policy fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin, examines whether the results could lead to pressure on Merz to step down.
Sources
- Germany: Could regional polls froce Friedrich Merz to step down? — France 24 — English
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