# Germany: Is it possible to replace the chancellor?

> It is the hot topic this week in Berlin: Does German Chancellor Friedrich Merz still have the backing of his own party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), and the coalition partners, Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD)?

- Published: 2026-09-20T20:31:31.414Z
- Updated: 2026-09-20T20:31:31.414Z
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- Topics: Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: Deutschlandtrend representative survey, Friedrich Merz, Germany, Infratest-Dimap, Jeannette Süß, comité d'études des relations franco-allemandes de l'IFRI, communication style, support for Ukraine, the coalition government, triomphe de l'AfD en Saxe-Anhalt

## How it developed

- 2026-09-18T13:00:02.175Z - DW Top Stories: [Germany: Is it possible to replace the chancellor?](https://www.dw.com/en/germany-is-it-possible-to-replace-the-chancellor/a-79313623?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-09-20T09:15:01.548Z - BBC News: [German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cme8xj6g2ny7o)
- 2026-09-20T20:31:31.414Z - France 24 French: [Au cœur de l’info, l’invité - Jeannette Süß : "il y a dans les territoires de l'ex-RDA, un sentiment de ne pas être écoutés"](https://www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9missions/au-c%C5%93ur-de-l-info-l-invit%C3%A9/20260920-jeannette-s%C3%BC%C3%9F-il-y-a-dans-les-territoires-de-l-ex-rda-un-sentiment-de-ne-pas-%C3%AAtre-%C3%A9cout%C3%A9s)

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