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Spahn Warns Support for Germany's Grand Coalition Is Sliding, Calls Polls 'Brutal'

He casts the slump as a test of whether the major parties can still claim to be 'people's parties'.

Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD, l.), Unionsfraktionschef Jens Spahn (CDU)
Jens Spahn (CDU) warnt die Regierung vor schwindendem Rückhalt in der Bevölkerung.
Kanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) und Vizekanzler Lars Klingbeil (SPD)
Unions-Fraktionschef Spahn hat die schwarz-rote Koalition vor weiter schwindendem Rückhalt in der Bevölkerung gewarnt. "Wir gewinnen gemeinsam, wir verlieren gemeinsam. Im Moment verlieren wir gemeinsam, die Umfragen sind brutal”, sagte Spahn.

Overview

  • Speaking on Politico's Berlin Playbook podcast, the CDU parliamentary leader said the CDU/CSU and SPD are losing together and described trust and skepticism as high.
  • He insisted the governing alliance will hold because each partner recognizes its responsibility.
  • He called for a policy reset focused on restoring growth and confidence to shift the national mood.
  • He rebuked SPD attacks on Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the two-week 'Stadtbild' dispute and urged verbal restraint within the coalition.
  • Recent surveys put the CDU/CSU at roughly 25–27 percent and the SPD at about 13–15 percent, both below their election showings, with the government’s approval weak.