Merz under pressure: CDU lawmaker on election setbacks | DW News

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure after a string of election setbacks for his center-right CDU party, including defeat by the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt and the party’s failure to clear the five percent threshold to enter parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Speaking with DW, CDU foreign policy spokesman Jürgen Hardt defends Merz’s leadership and argues that delivering on key reforms will be crucial to strengthening the chancellor’s position. #dwgermanpolitics For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   ►Reddit:   / dwnews   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche...