German chancellor cancels New York trip amid political pressure: Reuters
- On Tuesday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz cancelled his planned trip to next week's UN General Assembly in New York, citing the need to manage domestic political challenges in Berlin.
- The cancellation follows a historic electoral result for the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6, where the nationalist party secured 29% support while Chancellor Merz's CDU fell to a record low of 18%.
- A new INSA poll found that 78% of the wider public no longer believe Merz is the right person for the job, as the conservative CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, continue to poll between 18% and 20%.
- Divisions within the government are deepening, with the center-left Social Democrats accusing conservative Economy Minister Katherina Reiche of inaction as gasoline reached a new high of $2.62 per liter on Sunday.
- Determined to serve his full four-year term, Merz is actively rallying influential state premiers behind him to secure his leadership, though political scientist Oliver Lembcke of Ruhr University Bochum suggested an early end to his chancellorship is now a realistic possibility.
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<p>German Chancellor cancels trip to New York due to political pressure - media German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz will not attend the UN General Assembly session in New York. He will stay in Berlin on the eve of important elections.</p>
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not participate in the UN general debate in New York. His presence in Berlin is required.
Instead of speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Merz remains in Berlin. The crisis apparently forces the Chancellor to rethink. Critics within the CDU are already calling for his resignation.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York next week.
Now the Merz crisis is reaching the international stage: the chancellor cancels his planned trip to the United Nations in New York next week.
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