Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows
The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections. Despite his vow to stay the course, many regard the German leader to be on borrowed time.“Friedrich Merz is fighting for his political survival,” said the Berenberg bank’s chief economist, Holger Schmieding.
- ▪The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections.
- ▪Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections.
- ▪Despite his vow to stay the course, many regard the German leader to be on borrowed time.“Friedrich Merz is fighting for his political survival,” said the Berenberg bank’s chief economist, Holger Schmieding.
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The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arriving for a CDU board meeting in Berlin after the state elections. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/ReutersGermanyAnalysisLatest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest growsDeborah Cole in BerlinChancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate voters, and his own party Europe live – latest updatesMon 21 Sep 2026 06.04 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 06.07 EDTShareFriedrich Merz called it a “disaster”, and that was even before the full scale of the catastrophe for himself and his conservative Christian…
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