"'If the AfD wins in Saxony-Anhalt, Merz's critics will become even more vocal, and calls for better leadership will become impossible to ignore,' political scientist Wolfgang Schroeder of Kassel University had previously warned.
However, Mr Schroeder also said he does not expect Mr Merz to be ousted, given the current absence of a strong rival candidate: 'As far as I can see, there is no alternative chancellor.'"
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