# Germany’s CDU in free fall as Merz loses grip

https://mins.news/en/item/59100

- TRT World, 2026-09-15 10:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/53fb1ed876bb

> Germany’s CDU plans to overhaul citizenship rules, ban dual nationality and tighten language tests as it seeks to counter the rise of the AfD.

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