# Merz Government and AfD Political Rivalry — 2026-08 archive

https://mins.news/en/topic/germany-merz-and-afd-politics/2026-08

- 12 reports · 11 videos · 6 outlets
- Updated: 2026-08-31 22:00 UTC

## Earlier coverage

### 2026-08-31

- [Could Eastern Germany reshape the country’s political landscape?](https://mins.news/en/video/39384) — DW News, 2026-08-31
- [Germany: Sven Schulze takes on the far-right AfD](https://mins.news/en/item/38666) — DW, 2026-08-31
### 2026-08-30

#### Fact-checking claims in Merz interview

- [Fact check: Germany's Merz misstates record in ARD interview](https://mins.news/en/item/37843) — DW, 2026-08-30
#### Churches publicly oppose the far right

- [Germany's Christian Churches Take a Stand Against the Far Right](https://mins.news/en/item/37700) — DW, 2026-08-30
#### AfD leads in state elections and influencer canvassing

- [How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes](https://mins.news/en/video/37502) — DW News, 2026-08-30
- [Kremlin-friendly AfD eyes historic election win in Germany](https://mins.news/en/item/37461) — The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-30
- [How the AfD and right-wing influencers are competing for German votes](https://mins.news/en/video/37392) — DW News, 2026-08-30
### 2026-08-28

- [Far-right landslide in Germany? Unpacking the odds](https://mins.news/en/video/35536) — DW News, 2026-08-28
### 2026-08-27

- [Germany news: Merz courts 'frugals' to trim EU budget](https://mins.news/en/item/34063) — DW, 2026-08-27
### 2026-08-26

- [Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD’s sunny face, bids for power in German state election](https://mins.news/en/item/33045) — Reuters, 2026-08-26
### 2026-08-25

- [Can Friedrich Merz deliver the comeback Germany needs?](https://mins.news/en/video/32247) — DW News, 2026-08-25
### 2026-08-23

- [Friedrich Merz under pressure as voters doubt his future](https://mins.news/en/video/30036) — DW News, 2026-08-23
- [German state elections: Far-right AfD expected to win in Saxony-Anhalt](https://mins.news/en/video/29744) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-23

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