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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

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the vote that could crown the AfD 29% the drones over Leipzig 22% air defense for Kyiv this month 12% · newthe rallies that boo back 9% everything else 28%
#1
He's warning investors will flee if the AfD takes Saxony-Anhalt

Merz says a far-right win would 'harm' the east and deter foreign investment; the AfD candidate leading the polls says that's nonsense.

Germany's Merz says victory for AfD in Saxony-Anhalt would deter foreign investors

Reuters · 2026-08-30
our translation

he can't out-poll them, so he's pricing them: vote afd and the factories don't come. it's a threat dressed as a forecast, and the man about to become germany's first far-right state premier just shrugged at it.

Vote days away, coverage everywherevery sure · 3 sources
#2
Berlin names Russia for the drone found near a Ukrainian cargo plane
Berlin formally blamed Moscow this weekvery sure · 3 sources
#3
Zelensky says new German air-defense packages arrive in September
new — Zelensky announced the packages todaypretty sure · 4 sources
#4
Barely on the campaign trail — and booed on the days he is
Invisible-chancellor story plus fresh boospretty sure · 3 sources
wednesday, september 2
Finally sign off on the Leipzig response he keeps calling 'close'(reported)
Confirm the September air-defense packages Zelensky already announced(reported)
Say 'an AfD win scares off investors' at least once more(safe bet)
Survive a Saxony-Anhalt campaign stop without audible booing(safe bet)

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

The source

Merz says Germany finalising response to suspected Leipzig attack

news.google.com · 2026-09-02

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