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Merz rejects speculation about early resignation

2026-09-15 19:29:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Merz rejects speculation about early resignation
Friedrich Merz

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has dismissed speculation he could step down before the end of his term, following the CDU's poor showing in Saxony-Anhalt and falling support for conservatives in national polls.

"I was elected for four years and I want to use these four years to get the country out of this difficult period," Merz declared on Tuesday during a business congress in Berlin.

The Chancellor emphasized that he intends for the governing coalition between the CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats to function and promised to continue to work for its stability.

"We want this coalition to be successful and I will do everything to make this possible," he said.

Merz also defended his government's performance, arguing that within 16 months the coalition has undertaken more reforms than the country had achieved in many previous years.

AfD deepens lead in polls

The Chancellor's statements come at a time when political pressure on him has increased significantly. The CDU's loss in Saxony-Anhalt has been accompanied by poor results in national polls, where the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has significantly outpaced the conservatives.

A GMS poll published on Monday put the AfD at a record high of 30 percent. The CDU/CSU, on the other hand, fell to 20 percent, 10 points behind the AfD and the worst result ever recorded for the conservatives in the institute's polls.

The center-left SPD remains at 11 percent. If these figures were translated into election results, the current governing coalition would have difficulty securing a stable majority in the Bundestag.

The situation is markedly different from the federal elections of February 23, 2025, when the CDU/CSU received 28.5 percent of the vote, while the AfD reached 20.8 percent.

Regional elections, the next challenge

The poll was released a few days before regional elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin, which are expected to serve as another test of Merz's political standing.

In the September 6 elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD received 43.8 percent of the vote, while the CDU suffered one of its worst results, securing only 17.2 percent.

The results have fueled discussions about the chancellor's political future. Speculation has been rife for weeks about a possible change in the government's leadership, with Hendrik Wüst, the premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, being mentioned as a possible successor to Merz within the CDU.

However, a leadership clash within the CDU after regional elections would not automatically lead to the dissolution of the Bundestag or the holding of early elections.

If political pressure were to force Merz to step down, the Bundestag would have to elect a new chancellor, without the need for early national elections.


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