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Merz Rejects Speculation About Leaving Office Early
(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected speculation that he could step down before completing his term, following a major setback for his party in Saxony-Anhalt and disappointing nationwide polling figures.
“I have been elected for four years, and I want us to use these four years to lead the country out of this difficult phase,” Merz said at a business congress in Berlin.
The chancellor said he remained committed to making the governing coalition between the conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats work, stressing that he intended to continue pursuing that goal.
“We want to be successful with this coalition, and I will do everything to continue to make that possible,” he said.
Merz also defended the coalition's performance, arguing that the government had launched more reforms during its first 16 months in office than Germany had achieved over several previous years.
The comments came as questions over Merz's political future grew following the conservatives' significant loss in Saxony-Anhalt and the release of a new nationwide survey showing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) significantly ahead of the conservative bloc.
A GMS survey released Monday placed the AfD at a record 30% nationally. The figure was 10 percentage points higher than support for Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian partner, the Christian Social Union, which dropped to 20%, marking the conservatives' weakest result in GMS polling.
“I have been elected for four years, and I want us to use these four years to lead the country out of this difficult phase,” Merz said at a business congress in Berlin.
The chancellor said he remained committed to making the governing coalition between the conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the Social Democrats work, stressing that he intended to continue pursuing that goal.
“We want to be successful with this coalition, and I will do everything to continue to make that possible,” he said.
Merz also defended the coalition's performance, arguing that the government had launched more reforms during its first 16 months in office than Germany had achieved over several previous years.
The comments came as questions over Merz's political future grew following the conservatives' significant loss in Saxony-Anhalt and the release of a new nationwide survey showing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) significantly ahead of the conservative bloc.
A GMS survey released Monday placed the AfD at a record 30% nationally. The figure was 10 percentage points higher than support for Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian partner, the Christian Social Union, which dropped to 20%, marking the conservatives' weakest result in GMS polling.
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