00:01German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was shocked by Sunday's Saxony and Holt election results,
00:08in which the far-right Alternative for Germany party secured a major win.
00:14Speaking during a press conference alongside the Christian Democratic Union for Germany candidate in Saxony and Holt Sven Schulz,
00:23Merz said he saw a society looking for fundamental change.
00:27Mit dem gestrigen Tag hat sich nicht nur in Sachsen-Anhalt etwas verändert, sondern in ganz Deutschland.
00:36Und dieses Wahlergebnis wird Auswirkungen haben.
00:39Es hat Auswirkungen auch auf die internationale Lage.
00:44Wenn man allein sieht, wer gestern gratuliert hat, dann zeigt das, welche Beachtung dieses Wahlergebnis auch international findet.
00:56The far-right anti-immigration and Russia-friendly AfD party won the election with 43.8% of the vote,
01:06while Merz's CDU party came in a distant second with 17.2%.
01:12Merz conceded that his own low ratings played a role in the CDU's loss,
01:18but still vowed to continue his government's mandate as chancellor.
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