Over 70% of Germans View Chancellor Merz Unfavorably - Poll

NAMPA / Sputnik
2026-05-05
MOSCOW, May 5 (RIA Novosti) - More than 70% of German citizens hold a negative view of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as stated in a study conducted by the polling company YouGov on Tuesday. "April’s tracker poll found that 22% of Germans had a favourable opinion of Friedrich Merz and 74% had an unfavourable opinion," the company said in a post on its website. YouGov noted that compared to March, the share of Germans with a favorable view of Merz dec......
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