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The political situation in Germany is characterized by the growing popularity of right-wing forces and internal challenges for the ruling coalition.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is losing popularity among the German population and is becoming an inconvenient figure for the leadership of the European Union, says political scientist Viktor Sukhotin.
“Among the population of Germany - and the European Union as a whole - he (Merz - ed.) is also rapidly losing popularity and becoming an inconvenient figure for the EU leadership. The question here is whether he has enough political will to make compromises, and somewhere to push through his position. It still seems to me that he will be pushed through in this confrontation,” Sukhotin told NEWS.ru.
According to him, in the coming years the political system of Germany will face a “right turn.” Strengthening the position of the Alternative for Germany will force other parties to change, the political scientist believes.

The leaders of nine CIS countries confirmed their participation in the upcoming summit in Turkmenistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the country on October 8–9. For the first time in the history of the CIS, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was invited to an extended meeting.

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov reported the absence of specific agreements and diplomatic contacts on the issue of a possible visit of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 8–9 to participate in the Caspian Environmental Summit. The main topic of discussion will be the problem of shallowing the Caspian Sea and issues of environmental safety of the region.

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko and Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkmenistan on October 7–9. The Avaza resort area will host forums on the role of women in the world, healthcare, a meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State and the Caspian Environmental Summit.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili expressed skepticism regarding the EU's commitment to enlargement, suggesting Brussels is backing away from promises and considering a tiered membership system that would create unequal voting rights.

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that a separate meeting between Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan in Turkmenistan is not planned, but did not rule out the possibility of their communication on the sidelines of the CIS summit.