Why is Chancellor Merz so unpopular — and is it fair?
Germany’s chancellor is topping the wrong rankings — approval ratings are at a record low, while the AfD has overtaken the CDU/CSU in a number of polls. But do polls really capture Friedrich Merz’s performance, or do they say more about public fears, crises, and expectations?
In this week’s episode of Berlin Briefing, DW Head of Berlin Bureau Maximilian Hofmann discusses Germany’s political mood with Michaela Küfner, DW Chief Political Editor, Dr. Roland Abold from polling institute infratest dimap, and Luc André, a French journalist based in Berlin, who offers an external perspective on Germany by comparing political discontent in Germany and France and asking what popularity polls really reveal about power, leadership, and public trust
Chapters:
00:00 Unpopular Chancellor
02:30 Perception Versus Reality
05:00 Living Cost Fears
07:30 How Polls Measure
10:00 Polling Blind Spots
12:30 Who Is Responsible
15:00 Leadership Confidence Gap
17:30 Economic Promises Tested
20:00 Reform And Friction
22:30 Merz and Macron Compared
25:00 Pocketbook Politics
27:30 AfD Gaining Momentum
30:00 Governing Under Pressure
33:00 Final Judgement
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