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A new Sunday poll in Germany shows the AfD widening its lead over the CDU/CSU, while a majority of respondents expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to end early. The survey adds to pressure on Merz's coalition, with commentators debating whether his chancellorship could collapse ahead of schedule.
- 2German chancellor's support sinks below 20 percent●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@diezeit/politik -ausland-9jaugk6jz/-/a-_5GU257zS2qBOhZfLdTRlw%3Aa%3A2383403394-%2F0 Extrem l
A German commentator argues that the centre-right CDU/CSU's slow drift toward right-wing positions has led it to a chancellor in whom fewer than 20 percent of Germans still believe. The remark, shared alongside a Die Zeit foreign-politics article, reflects a broader debate about the Union's political direction and the chancellor's deep unpopularity.
- 3Jens Spahn accused of throwing the Union into disarray●# Spahn # JensSpahn # CDU # Union # vonLucke "...die ganze Union in großer Unordnung..." https://www. n-tv.de/mediathek/
German CDU politician Jens Spahn is at the centre of fresh criticism, with commentator Hans Herbert von Lucke saying 'the whole Union is in great disorder' over his conduct. An n-tv report claims Spahn has seemingly claimed a free hand, or 'Narrenfreiheit', for himself within the party. The remarks add to debate over discipline inside the CDU/CSU alliance and Spahn's role in it.
- 4Union's Heidenau comments spark debate over CDU's AfD strategy●Heidenau ist eine weitere beredte Selbstauskunft der Union. Nicht über die AfD, nicht über den Zustand der Demokratie, s
A debate is unfolding in Germany over the Union's response to events in Heidenau, with critics arguing the CDU/CSU's stance says more about the party itself than about the AfD or the state of democracy. Commenters point to the party's long-standing mantra that Nazis must be defeated 'on substance' rather than banned, questioning whether that approach still holds.