Merz 'deeply shocked' after major AfD win in Saxony-Anhalt
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Speaking in Berlin on Monday, the German chancellor said he saw a society "longing for disruption" and "fundamental change." German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his shock after the far-right AfD party stormed to victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state…
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Speaking in Berlin on Monday, the German chancellor said he saw a society "longing for disruption" and "fundamental change." German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed his shock after the far-right AfD party stormed to victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state…
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