Merz Now Least Popular Politician in Germany
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's approval ratings have fallen to their lowest levels, with only 15% satisfaction and 83% dissatisfaction according to a Forsa poll.
- The far-right AfD party leads in popularity at around 27%, surpassing Merz's CDU/CSU alliance at 22% as per the Forsa poll.
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In a current Insa-Politikerranking for the "Bild"-Zeitung, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) neatly smears off. With 28.9 points he falls from 18th to 20th place. In the survey the politicians were rated from 0 (very bad) to 10 (very good). Boris Pistorius (SPD) ends up with 4.9 points in the first place. Behind Cem Özdemir (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) with 4.1 points, Hendrik Wüst (CDU) with 4.1 points and Markus Söder (CSU) with 4.0 points. […
It is a premiere in a well-known politician ranking: Friedrich Merz takes the last place. Guilt could be a strongly criticized statement.
This is a bitter low blow for the chancellor: Friedrich Merz ends up at the back of the current politician ranking. The view into his own party is particularly alarming. The mood is tilting – even among his own voters.
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