Published Sep 13, 2026, 4:03 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Friedrich Merz's Chancellorship is Precarious Due to CDU's Declining Popularity and AfD's Rise

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Friedrich Merz is a 'dead man walking' as Chancellor, as his continued policies are blamed for the CDU's declining popularity, which has led to the AfD's significant gains in the Saxony-Anhalt election and their consistent lead in national opinion polls across both Eastern and Western Germany, despite the inherent difficulty of changing chancellors in Germany.