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The election tests Chancellor Merz's leadership amid economic challenges and a rising far-right party polling at 18%, with CDU and Greens tied at 28%, according to ZDF.
- On March 6, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced his first electoral test since taking office last May as voters in Baden-Wuerttemberg, south-western state, offered the CDU a chance to reclaim dominance.
- Merz's low ratings and leadership questions intensify amid record lows and economic strains in Germany's car industry boosting AfD support, while the U.S.-led conflict with Iran raises fuel prices.
- A ZDF poll showed the CDU and Greens tied at 28%, while the AfD polls around 20%, and Manfred Guellner of Forsa said 'Voters are smart, they know that in Baden-Wuerttemberg, it's about state political issues'.
- Merz has ruled out cooperation with the AfD, which could constrain coalition options if the party performs strongly in Baden-Wuerttemberg, where support is boosted by a crisis in the car industry.
- The Baden-Wuerttemberg vote will be followed by Rhineland-Palatinate on March 22, with four more state elections this year as AfD's gains could signal wider political shifts.
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