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 #merz #germanpolitics #dwnews DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https://corporate.dw.com/en/newsletter-registration/a-15718229 For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
Why is Chancellor Merz so unpopular — and is it fair?
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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 #merz #germanpolitics #dwnews DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics/id1775699172 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https://corporate.dw.com/en/newsletter-registration/a-15718229 For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews/ ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1
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