# Can Merz survive the winter?

https://mins.news/en/video/48003

- euronews, 2026-09-07 07:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_VVAU7iwYk

> German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under scrutiny after the far-right AfD won yesterday’s regional election in Saxony-Anhalt. His CDU lost half of its voters in the contest.

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