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Story summary
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces mounting political pressure after recent election setbacks and low approval.
- AfD leads Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania poll at 37% versus SPD 35% and CDU 7%.
- INSA poll shows 78% oppose Merz as chancellor and 58% of CDU voters reject him.
- His national approval fell to 14%, dropping to single digits in eastern states.
- State elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin on Sunday could decide Merz’s political future.
