Germany: Merz loses support as CDU/CSU sinks to 19% in new poll

BERLIN, September 29 /ATSH-DPA/ — Support for the conservative bloc of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, made up of the CDU/CSU, has fallen further in a new poll.

Only 19% of respondents said they would vote for the CDU.

According to the poll published Tuesday by the RTL/ntv Trendbarometer, the figure is 1 percentage point lower than a week earlier.

The AfD, the far-right party, also lost 1 point but remains the party with the biggest support in this poll, at 26%.

How is Merz rated?

Personal approval for Chancellor Friedrich Merz also remains low.

Only 11% of respondents said they are satisfied with the way he is performing his duties.

In contrast, 87% said they are dissatisfied with his work.

The “Trendbarometer” is a public opinion poll.

It was conducted by the Forsa institute with 2,501 people, from September 22 to 28.

The institute estimates the margin of error at around ±2.5 percentage points.

This means results could be slightly higher or lower than the published percentages.

The Insa institute has also published a similar poll.

According to it, support for the CDU/CSU stood at 19%, the AfD at 29.5%, the SPD at 14.5%, the Greens at 14.5% and the Left Party at 10%.

This poll was conducted with 2,001 participants, from September 25 to 28, with a margin of error of around ±2.5 percentage points.