frozen snapshot — 2026-09-13 · see today →
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Friedrich Merz

What's on Friedrich Merz's mind?

read fresh this morning at 6
26%20%18%15%21%
the far-right advance 26% · newconfidence at rock bottom 20% · newcalling remigration ethnic cleansing 18% the revolt in his own party 15% · neweverything else 21%
#1
AfD extends its national lead as the CDU keeps losing altitude

A fresh nationwide poll puts the AfD further ahead of Merz’s conservatives, with foreign commentary now treating the surge as mainstream.

AfD extends nationwide lead over Merz's conservatives in latest poll

Yahoo · 2026-09-13
our translation

he built the whole pitch on absorbing afd voters. the polling says he is feeding them instead, and his only answer is still ‘reforms take time’.

new — New national poll, AfD lead widensvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Only 14% think he is worthy of the chancellery; 78% say wrong man
new — Two fresh polls: 14% and 78%very sure · 2 sources
#3
AfD hauls him to the prosecutor over the ‘ethnic cleansing’ line
Complaint filed, carried by 10 outletsvery sure · 3 sources
#4
Bavaria rules out an ouster; Merz makes clear he is staying
new — Söder rules out internal movepretty sure · 3 sources
sunday, september 13
Call Söder and bank the no-ouster quote before it cools(reported)
Read the 14% poll twice, then call it a snapshot(safe bet)
Ask the lawyers what the AfD complaint actually costs(reported)
Sign off on the bridge for Ukraine’s defence budget(reported)

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

The source

Bavarian leader rules out internal move to oust Germany's Merz

news.google.com · 2026-09-13

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