Germany's Far Right Surge Threatens More Than Just Merkel's Coalition Germans cast their votes in two closely watched state elections on Sunday, which could deal a devastating blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government.
The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to make significant gains, further eroding support for the embattled chancellor and his center right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
The AfD's rise in popularity has been meteoric, with some polls suggesting they could surpass their 2017 performance when they first entered the Bundestag.