{"id":380676,"date":"2026-09-21T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merzs-days-as-german-chancellor-probably-numbered-as-far-right-makes-strong-gains\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:00:21","slug":"merzs-days-as-german-chancellor-probably-numbered-as-far-right-makes-strong-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merzs-days-as-german-chancellor-probably-numbered-as-far-right-makes-strong-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz&#8217;s days as German chancellor &#8216;probably numbered&#8217; as far right makes strong gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Cvn3fBbKBgE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Merz's days as German chancellor 'probably numbered' as far right makes strong gains\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cvn3fBbKBgE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Under-pressure German \u200cChancellor Friedrich Merz has described a state election result as a &quot;disaster&quot; but vowed to stay in office.<\/p>\n<p>The far right AfD made strong gains, a result which means the chancellor&#8217;s days &quot;are probably numbered&quot; according to Sky&#8217;s security and defence analyst Michael Clarke.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Vladimir Putin&#8217;s party won a record number of seats in Russia&#8217;s election, which has been described as a &quot;sham&quot; by countries including the UK.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #michaelclarke #ukraine #russia #germany <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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