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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
30%22%16%12%20%
the far-right advance 30% · newthe ban question 22% · newthe Ceuta migrant demand 16% the Berlin state election 12% · neweverything else 20%
#1
AfD stretches its lead to seven points

Fresh polling puts the AfD seven points clear of CDU/CSU, with public trust in Merz's bloc falling with it.

AfD Widens Poll Lead to Seven Points as Public Trust in CDU/CSU Plummets

The European Conservative · 2026-08-05
our translation

he sold himself as the last wall on the right. the wall is now polling second, and everyone can see the gap widening from here.

new — AfD +7 in fresh national pollvery sure · 2 sources
#2
His own vice chancellor wants an AfD ban examined
new — Vice chancellor reopens ban debatepretty sure · 2 sources
#3
Ceuta cools, and the alarmists get handed the bill
Coverage down to a single op-edpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Die Linke tops a Berlin poll before the state vote
new — New Berlin poll before state votepretty sure · 1 source
wednesday, august 5
Read the AfD crosstabs twice, hoping for a typo(safe bet)
Answer the vice chancellor on the AfD ban push(reported)
Say 'the firewall stands' without blinking(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

AfD Widens Poll Lead to Seven Points as Public Trust in CDU/CSU Plummets

news.google.com · 2026-08-05

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