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He chancellor German Friedrich Merz canceled his trip to the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York next week, thus changing course as he works to contain an open rebellion by his own party in Berlin.
“Contrary to what was initially planned, the Chancellor will not travel to New York next week, as his presence in Berlin is necessary,” his office said in a statement sent by email on Tuesday.
Merz He was scheduled to receive the Henry Kissinger Award in New York next Tuesday and deliver a speech to the General Assembly. However, in recent days, several leaders conservatives They have called for his resignation, whom they blame for a series of electoral defeats.
The 70-year-old politician, elected in May 2025, has the lowest approval ratings ever recorded for a German chancellor.
Faced with growing internal pressure from her party, the CDUand the upcoming elections in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Merz will have to stay home to face the growing uprising. Polls predict that his party, the CDUwill obtain only 7% of the state vote.
Merz He plans to attend a meeting of the management of the company on Monday. CDU and on Tuesday to a group meeting parliamentarywhere he is expected to face open rebellion. It is likely that his party will suffer another defeat at the state level against the far-right AfDafter the CDU lost the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt to the AfD two weeks ago.
