- German Chancellor Merz calls state election a ‘disaster’ for his party but vows to stay on BBC
- Chancellor Merz calls Germany state elections results a ‘disaster,’ as far-right surges again CNN
- Newshour | The German chancellor describes the results of a state election as a “disaster” BBC
- AfD leads as Merz rues ‘disaster’ in worst state election result in postwar Germany Reuters
- Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections The Guardian