Many fear chancellor is wrong man for the job at a time when Germany’s defences against far right are crumbling

A member of Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has broken rank to call for the chancellor’s resignation.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is determined to hold on to power in Germany in defiance of the growing numbers within his party seeking to push him out of office, according to people familiar with his thinking.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats are under mounting pressure from both the far right and radical left ahead of upcoming regional elections, according to new polls published on Sept.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces pressure after his party's defeat by the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in a regional election.

The Alternative for Germany appealed on Monday to lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives to support its ​bid to rule Saxony-Anhalt after the far-right party surged into first place in the eastern German state's election.

EADaily, September 12th, 2026. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to retain the post of head of government, despite growing discontent within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and pressure after the party's defeat in the elections in Saxony-Anhalt,

A large majority of people in Germany no longer consider Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be the right man for the job, according to poll results released on Saturday. A total of 78% of participants in