RTL/ntv trend barometer: Union and SPD are moving up slightly, but Merz's values are bad

Friedrich Merz does not have to be afraid, as Chancellor to disappoint high expectations: Only 32 percent of Germans expect him to lead the country better than Olaf Scholz. Even worse, the comparison with Angela Merkel of all things.

The change of government has begun, the coalition agreement has been signed, but few believe that Merz as chancellor could do more than Scholz or Merkel.