Friedrich Merz Will Leave the Post of German Chancellor by the End of the Year, Almost Half of Germans Believe

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Falling popularity and electoral pressures reinforce scenarios for the German Chancellor's political future

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48% of German voters believe that Merz will not be chancellor in early 2027, while 31% believe the opposite, according to a YouGov poll. The post Germany: Almost half of voters expect Merz to be replaced in 2026, poll shows appeared first on in.gr.

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Nearly half of the German population believes that Chancellor Friedrich Mertz will leave his post before the end of 2026, as evidenced by the results of a sociological survey by YouTube, released on 17 September.

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Almost one in two Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be replaced before the end of the year, a YouGov poll suggests. In a representative sample of 1,611 adults, 48% believe that Mr. Merz will not be chancellor in early 2027, 31% believe the opposite, that he will remain in office, while 21% said they did not know or did not answer.

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Almost one in two Germans believe that Friedrich Merz will not remain chancellor until the end of 2026, according to a new YouGov poll. The questioning of his political position comes at a time of increased pressure for the German chancellor, following the CDU's heavy electoral defeat in Saxony-Anhalt, despite the fact that he himself rejects exit scenarios.