
78% of Germans Dissatisfied with Merz, Poll Finds
While the AfD is hitting 26% in the polls, the Chancellor now retains the confidence of just one in five citizens.

While the AfD is hitting 26% in the polls, the Chancellor now retains the confidence of just one in five citizens.

Health Minister Nina Warken called the cannabis legalisation a “mistake,” while Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said it had “completely backfired.”

A recent survey says only 40% of Germans still oppose any parliamentary cooperation with the AfD.

The upcoming elections reveal a familiar pattern of German politics: the cordon sanitaire ends up strengthening the political Left.

Conservatives backed a plan to ease EU supply-chain rules, drawing fierce criticism from the German government.

With the right-wing populist AfD reaching record national support, pressure mounts on Chancellor Merz and his coalition.

With only a simple Bundestag majority required, Union politicians seek tougher citizenship laws targeting extremists and dual citizens.

While the leftist and liberal parties seek to block Germany’s poll-leading right-wing populists—citing threats to democracy—they lack the parliamentary support needed for such a measure.

Millions of AfD supporters are snubbed as the party continues to be excluded from leadership positions in the Bundestag.

All young men will be required to complete a mandatory questionnaire about their willingness and ability to serve.