Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pulling off a major government reshuffle as his approval ratings plummet and the far-right AfD surges ahead — a move designed to reassert control and rally voters before crucial regional elections. With Germany’s economy still sluggish and his coalition failing to deliver, Merz is sidelining a damaged ally and promoting loyalists like Thorsten Frei and Carsten Linnemann into key roles, signaling he’s not done restructuring — and that the pressure is mounting.

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