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"Merz Can't Do It": a Chancellor Change Is Considered Possible in the CDU

Summary by Der Tagesspiegel
Friedrich Merz is on holiday, but not out of the crisis. In the CDU, the anger about the chancellor persists. Meanwhile, a change of chancellor is considered a scenario in autumn.

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Merz receives a lot of headwind from the population for his personnel decisions. The surrogate maternity scandal around Spahn or the dismissal of Minister of Transport Schnieder. US journalist Erik Kirschbaum sees the criticism exaggerated. "He did nothing wrong.

·Berlin, Germany
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Lean Left

Criticism of Friedrich Merz becomes popular sport, which is also allowed to exercise provincial powers. The Union has given up its status as a chancellor's electoral association. Why, in fact?

·Berlin, Germany
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Center

Within the CDU/CSU alliance, speculation is already rife about the end of the Merz era. Prominent party members are distancing themselves from the Chancellor's key reform plans. For many, his political fate hinges on a single date. Source link: https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus6a6c2d2cef632fe6ede665ad/merz-unter-druck-er-kann-es-nicht-heisst-es-von-spitzenleuten-der-union.html Author: Kristian Frigelj, Ulrich Exner Publish date: 2026-…

The citizens are not convinced, the party restless, the East Prime Ministers angry: Merz goes into the summer with uncertain fate.

·Berlin, Germany
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Lean Right

With his personal rochade in the cabinet, Chancellor Merz has fueled the doubts about his political craftsmanship. Is the utmost conceivable? How a post-election at the head of the government could take place.

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After the political level, it is the turn of the personnel structure: the chancellor continues to rebuild the government headquarters.The personnel rochade of Chancellor Friedrich Merz continues. After eight changes at the political level in government, party and Bundestag faction, the CDU chairman is now also going to the personnel substructure in the chancellor's office. As a government spokesman of the German Press Agency announced, Merz turn…

·Hamburg, Germany
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Der Tagesspiegel broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Friday, July 31, 2026.
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