# Merz’s political crisis threatens Germany’s obsession with stability

https://mins.news/en/item/67436

- BBC News, 2026-09-21 13:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6vgyz1n0v1xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s political future is in doubt after a series of bruising regional election results. His approval rating has fallen to the lowest recorded for a German chancellor, while his CDU failed to clear the 5% threshold in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the anti-immigration AfD made major gains, weakening Merz’s authority and threatening Germany’s accustomed political stability.

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