The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"
Merz vows to keep coalition together for Germany's 'democratic future'
The chancellor has come under increasing pressure after resounding state election defeats, but says the results "go far beyond my own person"
Originally reported by BBC World
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