# Germany news: Merz faces conservative youth wing in Bonn

https://mins.news/en/item/104247

- DW, 2026-10-17 10:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-faces-conservative-youth-wing-in-bonn/live-79686913?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting the CDU/CSU’s 90,000-member Young Union at its annual national conference in Bonn, amid dwindling support and dissatisfaction with his leadership. In Schleswig-Holstein, the far-right AfD’s youth wing is holding a rally, with police expecting about 3,000 participants overall; a counterdemonstration for democracy is also planned.

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