Follow-up17 Sept, 08:19
German chancellor hopes for election gains this Sunday — but CDU may lose votes and Merz his job
With far-right and far-left forces poised to take votes from the Christian Democrats, pressure is building on German chancellor Friedrich Merz. Sunday's state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could make or break the leader's prospects of political survival.
EUobserver•Simone Radačičová