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Merz Approval Plummets, Coalition Fails to Secure Parliamentary Majority

Rising dissatisfaction has left Chancellor Merz’s coalition struggling to maintain credibility, jeopardizing its slim parliamentary foothold.

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31 Prozent der Befragten sind mit der Arbeit von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zufrieden
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Overview

  • A late-July Insa poll finds 56 percent of Germans dissatisfied with Chancellor Merz, marking his lowest approval since taking office in May.
  • Approval of the CDU/CSU–SPD coalition has fallen to 30 percent, while 58 percent of respondents express dissatisfaction with government performance.
  • Voting intentions remain stable at CDU/CSU 27 percent, AfD 24 percent, SPD 15 percent, Greens 11 percent, Linke 10 percent, BSW 4 percent, FDP 3 percent and others 6 percent.
  • With those figures, the ruling coalition lacks a working parliamentary majority to pass legislation without support from opposition parties.
  • Consecutive surveys including the ZDF Politbarometer confirm the downturn in public sentiment as internal policy disputes and a contentious judges’ appointment deepen perceptions of coalition instability.