After three state election defeats for the CDU, Berlin state leader Stefan Evers blames Chancellor Friedrich Merz in part and cites disappointed hopes due to the debt brake and a lack of empathy as reasons for the loss of trust.
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The CDU suffered defeats in three consecutive state elections, including in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as well as a loss of leadership in the Berlin parliament to the Left.
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The CDU will intensify its reform efforts in care, pensions and taxes.
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