Merz Faces a Leadership Challenge without a Challenger
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Merz faces a leadership challenge without a challenger
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Germany’s CDU is entering a leadership crisisDiego Faßnacht reports that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a deepening leadership crisis as the CDU’s firewall strategy against the AfD breaks down. With no obvious successor ready […]
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is bracing for a new wave of bad news that is expected to heighten questions about his ability to remain Germany's leader when the results of state elections in two federal states are announced on Sunday.
Although the chancellor struggled to close the ranks of the Union behind him, on the evening of the election on Sunday all the dams could break if the CDU flies from the Landtag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Who is fit for chancellor in the Union – and who brings himself into the game?
Rarely for a chancellor and his coalition so much depended on two state elections. He resists rumors about his fall and wants a reboot. Five possible scenarios.
Would an exchange of Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the current situation be the right step. An insider has her doubts.
Friedrich Merz is heavily under attack. But how can a chancellor be deposed in Germany? In any case, that is not easy. Three variants.
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