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After AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Distance to Merz Is Important for the Saar-CDU

The Chancellor-Dämmerung by Friedrich Merz is in full swing – and many in the Union are still helping with the dismantling. The Saar-CDU should also keep a better distance from Merz if it wants to preserve its chance in the April state elections, our author says.

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The chancellor wobbles, his coalition tumbling, the CDU is shocked. Saxony-Anhalt has shaken the political fabric of the republic. Where is all this going?

·Berlin, Germany
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The AfD is strong enough in Saxony-Anhalt to have to take responsibility – and too weak to rule alone. That's exactly an opportunity, says world guest author Boris Palmer.

·Berlin, Germany
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The Chancellor-Dämmerung by Friedrich Merz is in full swing – and many in the Union are still helping with the dismantling. The Saar-CDU should also keep a better distance from Merz if it wants to preserve its chance in the April state elections, our author says.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) is immersed in deep introspection and open debate about the future of its leadership, as electoral setbacks and the rapid rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) – culminating in its sweeping victory in Saxony-Anhalt – shake Friedrich Merz's chancellorship.

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saarbruecker-zeitung.de broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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