German Chancellor Cancels Trip to UN General Assembly Due to Personal Issues — Reuters
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will not attend next week’s session of the UN General Assembly in New York, as previously planned. The head of the German government has decided to remain in Berlin due to the need to be physically present in the country.
The decision to cancel the visit was made amid growing political pressure following the results of the far-right “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) party in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6. The chancellor is currently preparing for elections in two other federal states, which will take place this Sunday.
This was reported by Reuters, citing a source in the German government.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to hold a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) executive committee on Sunday following the elections in Berlin and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. According to The Local Germany, he aims to secure the party’s continued support at the meeting.
In Germany, support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party reached 30% for the first time in a nationwide GMS poll. This is 10 percentage points higher than the 20% received by Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc.
