Christian Democratic Union nerves on edge amid Alternative for Germany poll surge
Friedrich Merz has yet to secure the chancellery but polls show his party on just 25 per cent support
Friedrich Merz has yet to secure the chancellery but polls show his party on just 25 per cent support
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Incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz seeks to shore up defence, infrastructure
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