REPLAY: 'Shocked' Merz speaks after far-right election victory

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 20:36 Issued on: 07/09/2026 - 15:04 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday he was "deeply shocked" after his centre-right party suffered a heavy loss in a state poll to the far-right AfD, but vowed to push on with reforms. Watch his press conference in full above. ‘Idiots and traitors’: World reacts to AfD’s election victory 07/09/2026 'We’re all in crisis': Populist far-right 'trend' sweeping across Europe 07/09/2026 Germany Who could form a coalition with Germany's AfD after election victory? 07/09/2026 Five dead after Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway in Miami 07/09/2026 Americas Lebanon president calls for US help after deadly Israeli strikes 07/09/2026 Segregated schools and citizen ‘watch groups’: the AfD’s plans for Saxony-Anhalt 07/09/2026 Jamaica’s legal approach: Were forced transportation & African enslavement lawful under English law? 07/09/2026 Far-right AfD wins crushing victory in Ger...