Merz calls regional election ‘disaster’ as German far right heads for 2nd win
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"Merz calls regional election ‘disaster’ as German far right heads for 2nd win" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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