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- Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his 16% approval rating is the lowest ever.
- He told a Catholic convention in Würzburg he must improve communication after misinterpreted remarks on work habits.
- Merz warned internal disputes over tax, health and welfare may hinder coalition results with the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
- Recent polls show his bloc trailing the Alternative for Germany (AfD) by up to five points and the SPD behind the Greens.
