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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
30%17%13%10%30%
the vote that could crown the AfD 30% the drones over Leipzig 17% · newtarget coordinates for Kyiv 13% · newthe growth story 10% everything else 30%
#1
He Loses Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday Either Way

Politico and Spotmedia agree the result is a defeat for Merz whatever the count, with the AfD set for a historic eastern first place.

Friedrich Merz will lose Sunday’s regional election — whatever the result

politico.eu · 2026-09-04
our translation

he is not campaigning for a win anymore, he is campaigning for a respectable second — a narrow loss is the only outcome that keeps his own party quiet on monday

Saxony-Anhalt votes Sundayvery sure · 4 sources
#2
Merz Confronts Putin Over the Leipzig Drone Plot
new — Confronted Putin directly this weekpretty sure · 4 sources
#3
Berlin May Hand Kyiv Coordinates Inside Russia
new — Spiegel report on targeting datapretty sure · 3 sources
#4
Ifo Nudges German Growth Up to 1.4 Percent
Ifo raised 2026 forecast to 1.4%pretty sure · 2 sources
friday, september 4
Squeeze in one last Saxony-Anhalt stop before Sunday(safe bet)
Prep the ECB officials meeting ahead of Berlin rate week(reported)
Keep the Leipzig sabotage line open to Kyiv(reported)
Work Ifo's 1.4 percent into the closing stump speech(safe bet)

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

The source

Squeeze in one last Saxony-Anhalt stop before Sunday

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