{"id":337507,"date":"2026-04-24T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-chancellor-merz-so-unpopular-and-is-it-fair\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:00:48","slug":"why-is-chancellor-merz-so-unpopular-and-is-it-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-chancellor-merz-so-unpopular-and-is-it-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Chancellor Merz so unpopular \u2014 and is it fair?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oW0xW2SKI18\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Chancellor Merz so unpopular \u2014 and is it fair?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oW0xW2SKI18\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s chancellor is topping the wrong rankings \u2014 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\u2019s performance, or do they say more about public fears, crises, and expectations?<br \/>\nIn this week\u2019s episode of Berlin Briefing, DW Head of Berlin Bureau Maximilian Hofmann discusses Germany\u2019s political mood with Michaela K\u00fcfner, DW Chief Political Editor, Dr. Roland Abold from polling institute infratest dimap, and Luc Andr\u00e9, 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<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Unpopular Chancellor<br \/>\n02:30 Perception Versus Reality<br \/>\n05:00 Living Cost Fears<br \/>\n07:30 How Polls Measure<br \/>\n10:00 Polling Blind Spots<br \/>\n12:30 Who Is Responsible<br \/>\n15:00 Leadership Confidence Gap<br \/>\n17:30 Economic Promises Tested<br \/>\n20:00 Reform And Friction<br \/>\n22:30 Merz and Macron Compared<br \/>\n25:00 Pocketbook Politics<br \/>\n27:30 AfD Gaining Momentum<br \/>\n30:00 Governing Under Pressure<br \/>\n33:00 Final Judgement <\/p>\n<p>#merz #germanpolitics  #dwnews  <\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe Berlin Briefing Newsletter: https:\/\/corporate.dw.com\/en\/newsletter-registration\/a-15718229<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<br \/>\nFollow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<br \/>\nF\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<br \/>\nSubscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany\u2019s chancellor is topping the wrong rankings \u2014 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\u2019s performance, or do they say more about public fears, crises, and expectations? 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