German Chancellor Merz's approval rating hits record low at 10%

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2026-10-01

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hit a new low in public approval, with only 10% of Germans saying they are satisfied or very satisfied with his work in the latest survey by public broadcaster ARD, the lowest rating for a chancellor in the poll's history since 1997. According to the survey, which was published on Thursday, 88% are not very satisfied or not at all satisfied with the chancellor. At the beginning of September, Mer......

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