Overview

• Public satisfaction with the federal government has fallen ten points to 29 percent, the lowest since the coalition took office in May.
• Only 32 percent of Germans are satisfied with Merz personally while just one quarter say he is trustworthy, reflecting widespread disillusionment.
• The AfD registers 24 percent in the latest polls, its highest level and closing in on the CDU/CSU’s 27 percent share, signaling shifting voter loyalties.
• Majorities doubt the government’s handling of the Ukraine war (34 percent approval) and its success in international trade negotiations (35 percent).
• CDU internal factions and experts such as Dennis Radtke and Veronika Grimm are pressing for a strategic policy realignment on domestic reforms and economic growth.