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Merz refuses to resign despite election defeat in Germany
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the CDU’s defeat in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin state elections as a heavy blow but said he would not step down. After the CDU failed to clear the 5 percent threshold in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Merz said they would analyze the results and respond to voters’ concerns.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the CDU’s result in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state elections as a heavy blow but said he would not resign.
Speaking at the CDU headquarters in Berlin on Monday, following Sunday’s state elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin, Merz described the party’s failure to clear the 5 percent electoral threshold in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a dramatic result that had occurred for the first time in the CDU’s history.
“This is a heavy blow. But the election results and the reasons behind them go far beyond me personally. We are witnessing a profound transformation of the political system in Germany and many other countries.”
Results in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came first with 38.2 percent of the vote. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) received 35.5 percent, while the CDU remained at 4.9 percent and failed to enter the state parliament for the first time in its history.
In Berlin, the Left Party came first with 25.7 percent of the vote. The CDU received 18.8 percent, while the AfD won 16.3 percent.
Merz backs the coalition government
Merz said the results in the two states showed that far-right and left-wing populist parties had gained strength. Describing the AfD and the Left Party as “destructive forces,” Merz said the CDU would examine the election results in the coming days and draw the necessary lessons.
Merz thanked the federal coalition partner SPD for confirming that it would remain in the government and said they wanted to advance the reform process. He said people were concerned about jobs, their families, retirement income and health care.
Merz said it was a historic task for the coalition government in Berlin and the political center to prepare the country for the coming years on these issues.
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