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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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27%19%13%10%31%
the far-right advance 27% talk of replacing him 19% · newthe September elections 13% the explosive drone 10% · neweverything else 31%
#1
AfD hits a record 28%, seven points clear of his bloc

The far right just posted its best national polling number yet, and the gap over CDU/CSU is now seven points.

Poll: Germany's far-right AfD widens lead over Merz's conservatives

Yahoo · 2026-08-06
our translation

the coalition was supposed to be the firewall. the firewall is currently polling second, and every week he governs seems to add another point to the other side.

record 28% in new national pollvery sure · 2 sources
#2
Berlin's summer parlour game: who replaces Merz
new — Politico calls swap talk summer's topicpretty sure · 2 sources
#3
September's votes arrive with him already on the back foot
crucial state votes six weeks outpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
Security council convenes over a drone found carrying explosives
new — security council met todaypretty sure · 1 source
friday, august 7
Sit through the security council briefing on the explosive drone(reported)
Read the 28% poll twice, then quietly ask for the crosstabs(reported)
Assure a reporter he is absolutely not going anywhere(safe bet)
Study the September election map before his rivals do(safe bet)

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

The source

German national security council meets on explosive drone find

news.google.com · 2026-08-07

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