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UK/Europe Will Germany’s Chancellor Go Down? AfD’s seemingly unstoppable rise has Friedrich Merz on the ropes. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images) Recent state elections have been disastrous for Friedrich Merz, who now holds the title of least popular federal chancellor in German history. His Christian Democrat Union (CDU) has suffered catastrophic defeats, while the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to gain strength. Merz and the political establishment he leads have been left struggling to adapt to a seismic shift in the country’s political landscape. Two weeks ago, in an election in Saxony-Anhalt, the CDU’s vote share more than halved, falling to just 17 percent, while AfD, under the charismatic…Open