Poll: German public satisfaction with government hits new low

Only 22% of respondents said they were satisfied with the coalition government led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, down two percentage points from the previous survey on November 7. Dissatisfaction stood at 67%, while 11% gave no opinion.

Approval of Merz's performance as chancellor stood at 25%, also down two points, with 64% expressing discontent and 11% undecided.

The survey of 1,004 respondents was conducted on November 20 to 21. Participants were asked: "All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with Friedrich Merz's work as chancellor?" and "All in all, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the current government's work?"

Party support remained largely unchanged compared with the previous week. In a hypothetical Sunday vote, Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc would receive 25%, the Social Democrats (SPD) 15% and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would lead with 26%.

The survey polled 1,208 eligible voters between November 17 and 21.

Polls reflect public opinion at the time of the survey and are not predictions of election outcomes. Declining party loyalty and increasingly last-minute voter decisions make weighting responses more and more challenging.