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Nearly half of Germans expect Chancellor Merz to be replaced by end of year
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a joint press conference at the Federal Chancellery.
The election in Saxony-Anhalt – where the AfD soared to almost 44% of the vote, while Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) collapsed to 17% – prompted serious speculation whether the chancellor might be forced to step down.
The survey found 48% of the 1,611 adults surveyed expect Merz will no longer be chancellor by the end of the year, while 31% expect him to remain in office and 21% gave no answer.
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