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The CDU’s disastrous result in Saxony-Anhalt and the ongoing rise of the CDU is calling into question Merz’s leadership and piling on the pressure. In this video, we’ll explain his struggles in office and whether this is the beginning of the end for him.

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Merz under pressure
https://www.ft.com/content/48e7b92b-affc-4fd0-8de1-ae8765e5c799?syn-25a6b1a6=1 
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/germanys-chancellor-friedrich-merz-under-082058887.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-07/merz-moves-to-contain-fallout-from-far-right-rout-in-state-vote 
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-most-voters-expect-merz-to-leave-office-early/live-78467416 
https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article6a6c3522ef632fe6ede66624/umfrage-afd-erreicht-rekordvorsprung-in-zdf-politbarometer-70-prozent-bewerten-merz-arbeit-als-schlecht.html 

CDU dissatisfaction with Merz
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/friedrich-merz-wie-die-cdu-an-ihrem-kanzler-verzweifelt-a-a67e797f-9d56-4d05-bbee-35cd107094f8 
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/merz-faces-mounting-pressure-as-reports-of-cdu-revolt-grow/
https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-chancellor-swap-cdu-afd-germany-political-crisis/ 
https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-merz-completes-cabinet-reshuffle/a-78133896 

Saxony-Anhalt election
https://youtu.be/WwX39r6et_s?si=ZEuLPV1R_cgGbnm3 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd0113082eo 

AfD in Saxony-Anhalt confirmed as “right-wing extremist”
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/afd-verbotsverfahren-verfassungsschutz-union-spd-gruene-linke-102.html 
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/verfassungsschutz-stuft-afd-sachsen-anhalt-als-gesichert-rechtsextremistisch-ein-106.html 
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/sachsen-anhalt/landespolitik/afd-verfassungsschutz-gesichert-rechtsextremistisch-104.html 

German economy
https://youtu.be/5MfwWhJuRQk?si=lLMEhNUckaDtY6NU 
https://youtu.be/cxNV710SPUg?si=JmMOFBEUSt9r2FlX

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After years of debate among European leaders, the concept of “Eurobonds” might finally be back on the table to close various fiscal gaps. In this video, we’re taking a look at what Eurobonds are and why it’s their issuance is looking increasingly likely.

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Yesterday’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt saw the AfD win in a landslide, falling just short of an outright majority. So in this video, we’ll look at the election, how the AfD pulled off this win and what it suggests about the future of German politics.

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2025 snap election results: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx29wlje6dno 
https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-results-explained-in-graphics/a-71724186 

YouGov poll: https://yougov.com/de-de/artikel/53090-ein-drittel-der-deutschen-burgerinnen-und-burger-sieht-ost-west-unterschiede-wahrnehmung-in-ostdeutschland-steigt 

FT charts: https://www.ft.com/content/19530193-b1b3-4f04-adc2-ecd7526bbfa8?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

Election results: https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/lt26/erg_land.html?v=1788725527356

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We take a closer look at why relations soured between the two countries, and how Azerbaijan has been seeking to undermine France since.

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Since being elected, Meloni has had a major influence over the EU’s immigration policy, but the new Migration and Asylum Pact may have major consequences for Italy. So what exactly is in the new pact? And has Meloni’s hardline policy backfired?

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https://newsbriefing.eu/politics/meloni-hardens-migration-rhetoric-as-far-right-rival-vannacci-gains-ground
https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/number-of-migrants-rises-repatriations-up-34-per-cent-in-the-first-six-months-AJVKjkm?refresh_ce=1
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum_en
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:180:0031:0059:en:PDF
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/12/five-eu-member-states-are-considering-building-a-repatriation-centre-in-uganda/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/10/04/giorgia-meloni-pushes-italy-s-migration-strategy-as-a-model_6728172_4.html
https://www.irreview.org/articles/2024/10/27/giorgia-meloni-is-offshoring-migration-to-solve-italys-immigration-concerns-now-the-rest-of-europe-is-interested-too
https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/frontex-irregular-border-crossings-down-26-in-2025-europe-must-stay-prepared-lyKpVb
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/08/italy-disastrous-offshore-agreement-with-albania-must-serve-as-a-wake-up-call-to-end-eus-cruel-migration-plans/
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/08/vannacci-sanchez-is-right-on-immigration-meloni-is-a-fiasco/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/deputy-premier-salvini-rome-not-193326174.html
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/sweden-plans-to-send-migrants-to-italy-france-and-spain-reject-dublin-transfers
https://italytelegraph.com/posts/italy-blocks-80000-migrant-transfers-what-the-eu-pact-really-changes-for-residents
https://italianismo.com.br/com-44-meloni-lidera-avaliacao-enquanto-partidos-perdem-espaco/

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