
How will Friedrich Merz survive the coming weeks? That's open. He now has to fight for his political future in various fields.
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According to the article, Friedrich Merz is in a political crisis that threatens his term as Chancellor.
Merz in crisis These are the three biggest problems facing the Chancellor
How will Friedrich Merz survive the coming weeks? That's open. He now has to fight for his political future in various fields.
By Paul-Anton Krüger
October 9, 2026, 7:18 p.m

The SPD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has officially decided on coalition negotiations with the Greens and the Left. Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig is aiming for negotiations to begin on Monday, provided the other parties also agree.
In a new Insa survey, the AfD in Brandenburg reached 40 percent, while the SPD fell to 20 percent. The CDU is only at nine percent. According to Ipsos, the AfD is also leading at the federal level, ahead of the Union, which has fallen to a record low of 20 percent.

The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court has decided that the Federal Chancellery does not have to publish the draft of Olaf Scholz's "Turning of Times" speech and the associated management templates. The court referred to the protection of executive responsibility.
Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Gordon Schnieder (CDU) is calling on the SPD and the Greens to more consistently differentiate between left-wing extremism and anti-Semitism. He also advocates including the Left in a planned working group on AfD loyalty to the constitution.

The AfD in Saxony-Anhalt intends to give the BSW the chairmanship of the education committee. This marks a further step in the cooperation of both parties, who are already holding exploratory discussions and planning joint applications.

After the election of AfD politician Tobias Rausch as state parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt, the Bundestag heatedly debated possible cooperation between the CDU and right-wing extremists. The Union rejected the allegations and criticized the left.