German Chancellor Angela Merkel is struggling to keep her coalition together in the wake of trenchant opposition to eurozone bailouts. After Merkel discussed European policy with her party on August 23, the parliamentary leader of the chancellor’s Christian Democratic Union (cdu), Volker Kauder, announced that the parliament would probably approve the latest changes to Europe’s bailout fund .

If so, then it means Merkel will avoid an embarrassing end to her chancellorship on September 23, the likely date of parliament’s vote. But just the fact that the support of her party was in question shows what a difficult position she is in.

One of Merkel’s most outspoken critics, cdu parliament member Klaus-Peter Wilsch, says, “I know from personal conversations that there is great dissatisfaction among 30 to 40 conservative MPs.”

The Spiegel Online wrote that the cdu is “falling out of love with Merkel.”

So is the German public. Reuters reports:

Manfred Guellner, head of polling group Forsa, said sentiment towards Merkel had undergone a change over the past weeks, pointing to a survey published in Cicero magazine in late July which showed 61 percent of Germans now believe Merkel will not win a third term in 2013.”The fact that a strong majority don’t expect her to stay in office is completely new,” Guellner said.

Merkel’s position is unenviable. At eurozone meetings she is accused of putting German interests ahead of Europe’s, and dragging down the common currency. At home, she is accused of putting European interests ahead of Germany’s, and dragging down the nation’s financial stability.

But Merkel is also being criticized for a lack of vision. “Policy seems to be formed day by day,” the editor and publisher of Die Zeit said. “It’s always reactive, not proactive. There is no leadership from Merkel, and that is the gist of the problem.”

As Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote in his latest article, “The German people are upset, and if this crisis doesn’t end soon—and it won’t—Merkel is probably going to go, perhaps even this year.”