AfD Wins Big, CDU Collapse, Merz is Finished (The Duran)

Germany just witnessed a political earthquake as the AfD scored a historic landslide in Saxony Anhalt while Chancellor Merz's CDU saw its support cut in half. In this episode we break down why the so called firewall against the AfD may finally be collapsing and why being denied power might actually be the best outcome for the party. Is this the beginning of the end for the CDU and the German establishment as we know it?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 AfD's Landslide Win in Saxony Anhalt
00:01:50 CDU Vote Share Collapses By Half
00:03:02 The Anti AfD Firewall Faces Its Biggest Test
00:04:31 Why AfD Falls Just Short of a Majority
00:06:31 Why Being Blocked Actually Helps AfD
00:11:00 Growing Calls Within the CDU to Remove Merz
00:14:19 CDU Support Collapsing as AfD Support Surges
00:16:46 Why Cosmetic Policy Changes Wont Save the CDU
00:21:03 SPD Crisis and the Failed Strategy to Ban AfD
00:24:53 Is Alice Weidel the Next Orban or Meloni?

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 9, 2026.]