Merz Faces Record Low Ratings as AfD Gains Parliamentary Power
The election of an AfD speaker in Saxony-Anhalt has intensified divisions within the CDU, adding pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz after state election defeats and record low satisfaction ratings.
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Merz satisfaction falls to one in ten Germans
DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗Rhein backs allowing AfD to chair Bundestag committees
DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗Berlin parties outline common path towards possible government
ARD Tagesschau ↗Schulze rules out CDU support for AfD government bid
ARD Tagesschau ↗Election of first AfD parliament president reported as agreed
DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗BSW rules out votes for Hans-Thomas Tillschneider
DIE WELT ↗Saxony-Anhalt assembly convenes following AfD state election victory
Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026 ↗AfD reaches record 30.5 percent in Insa poll
DIE WELT ↗Ramelow draws attention to parliamentary president's power
DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗New parliament meets with Rausch expected to win presidency
DIE WELT ↗Rausch elected parliament president with 48 votes
Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026 ↗AfD politician also wins parliament vice-president post
ARD Tagesschau ↗SPD demands explanations from CDU over AfD vote
DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten ↗Rausch says CDU votes may have helped elect him
Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026 ↗SPD calls on CDU to explain reported support
ARD Tagesschau ↗Merz condemns Rausch election as incompatible with CDU values
Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026 ↗
