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How Merz Became so Unpopular so Quickly – and What Can Save Him

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Friedrich Merz is already more unpopular than Olaf Scholz. This is also due to the way he returns to top politics. Can one still turn such unpopularity?
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In a survey, Friedrich Merz ranked first among the most unpopular heads of government. There are enough reasons for this: anti-women's rhetoric, racist incitement, anti-worker policies and a number of advertisements against critical voices. The hatred of him is more than justified. – A comment by Finn Wittmann. At the beginning of April, two studies were published that deal with the popularity of the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Despite sma…

Friedrich Merz is already more unpopular than Olaf Scholz. This is also due to the way he returns to top politics. Can one still turn such unpopularity?

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Capital.de broke the news on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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