(October 1, 2026)
Wuest and officials âwho work with him have repeatedly denied he has any interest in replacing Merz under current circumstances.
He was one of eight conservative â state premiers who publicly backed the chancellor in the run-up to the September 20 election in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the AfD again topped the âelection after winning in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks earlier.