GERMANY’S HOT TOPIC THIS SUMMER: A CHANCELLOR SWAP
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07.08.2026


Politico (7 August 2026)

Nette NÖSTLINGER

 

Germany was once seen as Europe’s anchor of stability. Now Friedrich Merz’s own party is discussing whether the chancellor should go after little more than a year in office.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doesn’t seem to think his job will be in danger when he gets back from his summer holiday.

“I’m assuming that things will have calmed down a bit by September,” he said last week, after internal dissent over his handling of a cabinet reshuffle boiled over.

 

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