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Approval for German Coalition Falls to 49% as AfD Support Rises

A high-profile clash over the SPD’s constitutional court nominee has sharpened concerns over coalition cohesion.

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Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz mit ernstem Gesichtsausdruck. Er trägt eine randlose Brille, einen dunklen Anzug, ein weißes Hemd und eine rot gemusterte Krawatte. Im Hintergrund ist eine dunkle Holzvertäfelung unscharf zu erkennen. Merz blickt direkt in die Kamera, seine Mimik wirkt angespannt und konzentriert.

Overview

  • Only 49 percent of Germans now rate CDU/CSU–SPD performance as rather good, down from 60 percent at the end of June.
  • Fifty-five percent of respondents describe relations between the coalition partners as rather bad following the dispute over SPD nominee Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf.
  • In a hypothetical vote the Union leads with 27 percent support while the AfD rises to 24 percent, leaving the coalition without a clear majority projection.
  • Just 10 percent of Germans assess the economic situation as good and only 19 percent expect an upswing in the near term, reflecting widespread pessimism.
  • Sixty percent of those surveyed expect a swift resolution of the court nomination conflict and believe the government will remain in office until spring 2029.