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86% Disapprove Merz; AfD Leads, Navy Deploys to Hormuz

5/9/2026

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Story summary

A 2026 poll shows 86 % of Germans dissatisfied with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, a high.
The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, governing since 6 May 2025, has failed to pass health-care, pension and tax reforms.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) support is 27 % nationally and 41 % in Saxony-Anhalt, ahead of the CDU’s 26 % in September race.
The Navy has sent the minesweeper Fulda from Kiel and readied the supply ship Mosel for deployment to Strait of Hormuz.

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Story summary

A 2026 poll shows 86 % of Germans dissatisfied with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, a high.
The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, governing since 6 May 2025, has failed to pass health-care, pension and tax reforms.
Alternative for Germany (AfD) support is 27 % nationally and 41 % in Saxony-Anhalt, ahead of the CDU’s 26 % in September race.
The Navy has sent the minesweeper Fulda from Kiel and readied the supply ship Mosel for deployment to Strait of Hormuz.