# Sorbonne professor Hans Stark: ‘Merz is in a very, very fragile situation’

https://mins.news/en/video/67343

- France 24 English, 2026-09-21 12:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj1vppj0asg

> The far-right AfD says it has become Germany’s new “people’s party” after securing its second regional election victory in two weeks, increasing pressure on the poorly performing CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The far-left party also made gains with a third regional win, its latest in Berlin. Sorbonne professor Hans Stark said Merz is now in a very fragile situation.

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