{
  "id": 8116358,
  "title": "Survey: Almost every second person expects a chancellor change before the end of the year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/umfrage-fast-jeder-zweite-erwartet-kanzlerwechsel-vor-jahresende",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/umfrage-fast-jeder-zweite-erwartet-kanzlerwechsel-vor-jahresende/100255480.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Almost half of people in Germany expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be replaced by the end of the year, according to a YouGov survey of 1,611 adults. 48% of respondents believe Merz will not be Chancellor at the turn of the year, while 31% think he will remain in office. Merz has been under pressure within his party, the CDU, since a poor election result in Saxony-Anhalt, and there is speculation about his future as Chancellor. The CDU's prospects in upcoming elections in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin may further affect Merz's position.",
  "summary": "The CDU prime ministers initially gave Merz their backing in the chancellor crisis. Nevertheless, it is not certain how things will continue for him after the elections - and especially for how long.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}