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The Left Party (Die Linke) main candidate, Elif Eralp (L), is pictured in front of the Berlin city hall on September 18, 2026 as the election campaign draws to a close. (File photo: AFP)

Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz

Merz, 70, to meet with his center-right CDU party leadership to discuss the first results coming in from the regional polls.

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