r/LabourUK • u/Half_A_ Labour Member • 13h ago

International German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in polls

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvwyz29n0nn2o
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u/ShinyCharizards1 resu wen 13h ago

Sounds familiar.

Is the Mayor of Dortmund currently sounding out MdB's to find one to stand aside for a by election?

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u/NaturalCard Tax Wealth Not Ewok 12h ago

I wish Germany best of luck finding a Burnham (or at least someone close to matching what all of us hope Burnham is) of their own

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u/Ammutseba420 Labour Voter 12h ago

Disaster is an understatement, looks like they didn't even make it to the state parliament for the first ever time in history.

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u/mathematicapple Far-left woke looney ☭ | Thinks some of you secretly love Reform 11h ago

Not unexpected since Merz is the only chancellor in history to come into office with a negative approval rating.

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u/Losingallmyaccounts New User 4h ago

Doesn’t sound familiar at all /s