More than half of the Germans were dissatisfied with Merz's work.

More than half of German residents are dissatisfied with the activities of the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the Forsa sociological service commissioned by RTL and NTV TV channels and published on May 27.

According to the survey, 52% of respondents are not satisfied with Merz's work. At the same time, 38% of the respondents expressed the opposite point of view. Another 10% did not answer the question.

Residents of East Germany (62%), as well as supporters of Alternative for Germany (85%) and the Left Party (77%) are particularly skeptical of the Chancellor. The head of the German government is mostly supported by supporters of the CDU/CSU bloc (74%). Among the Social Democrats, Merz's satisfaction rating was 44%.

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The German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported on May 23 that 32% of respondents are dissatisfied with the work of the new Merz government coalition, which consists of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). At the same time, 51% of respondents have a positive attitude towards the activities of the association of these political forces.