German conservative state premiers back embattled Merz in joint statement
The premiers said Germany needs stability and urged the party to focus on restoring public trust, not leadership debates.
- On Wednesday, eight CDU state premiers issued a joint statement backing Chancellor Friedrich Merz, urging the party to prioritize stability over personnel debates to quell leadership speculation.
- Following the September 6 Saxony-Anhalt election, the Alternative for Germany secured 43.8% of the vote while the CDU plummeted to 17.2%, intensifying speculation about Merz's viability.
- Recent polling shows just 14% of voters in a Bild poll view Merz as the right person for the job; political scientist Oliver Lembcke told AFP that Merz himself "apparently regards an early end to his chancellorship as a real possibility."
- Chancellor Merz has convened an executive committee meeting for Sunday to coordinate the party's response following state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, viewed as a critical test of his leadership.
- The premiers emphasized that Germany needs stability, especially given uncertain electoral outcomes across Europe next year, arguing that restoring trust requires "listening and political action, not personnel debates.
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Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered a very poor performance in the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, putting Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has low approval ratings, under great pressure. However, eight state premiers from the CDU recently issued a joint statement expressing support for Merz.
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