{"id":380124,"date":"2026-09-18T22:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-save-his-party-from-another-election-blow-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T22:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:01:05","slug":"can-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-save-his-party-from-another-election-blow-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-german-chancellor-friedrich-merz-save-his-party-from-another-election-blow-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can German chancellor Friedrich Merz save his party from another election blow? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/okyCPD1hSAc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can German chancellor Friedrich Merz save his party from another election blow? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okyCPD1hSAc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a crucial test in this weekend&#8217;s election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. With his CDU heading toward one of its weakest results in the state, conservatives are scrambling to win over voters with promises to ease living costs, including lower fuel prices. But it remains unclear whether that will be enough to stop further losses.<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #friedrichmerz #afd <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces pressure ahead of key state elections<br \/>\n00:32 Campaign battle focuses on Manuela Schwesig<br \/>\n01:24 AfD&#8217;s strategy in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania<br \/>\n02:08 CDU struggles amid declining support for Friedrich Merz<br \/>\n02:40 DW&#8217;s Simon Young joins from Berlin<br \/>\n03:38 Growing pressure on the chancellor within his own party<br \/>\n04:39 Could Merz be forced out by the CDU?<br \/>\n05:23 Manuela Schwesig&#8217;s personal appeal with voters<br \/>\n06:19 Berlin&#8217;s fragmented political landscape<br \/>\n06:37 What Berlin&#8217;s result means for national politics <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a crucial test in this weekend&#8217;s election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. With his CDU heading toward one of its weakest results in the state, conservatives are scrambling to win over voters with promises to ease living costs, including lower fuel prices. 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