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Why is Chancellor Merz so unpopular — and is it fair? | Berlin Briefing Podcast
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38:51Now PlayingGermany’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
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