German dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz's performance continues to rise — poll — how each outlet reported it
Tema: German dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz's performance continues to rise — poll
Al Jazeera: Support for Merz plunges after CDU’s losses to Germany’s right and left — Chancellor Friedrich Merz hits a record low approval rating after his party suffered defeats in three state elections. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/2/just-one-in-10-germans-thinks-merz-is-up-to-the-job-after-election-wipeout?traffic_source=rss)
The Straits Times: Germany preparing for serious hybrid attacks by Russia, says Merz, reaffirming Ukraine support — BERLIN, Oct 1 - Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Thursday that Germany faced more hybrid attacks from Russia as he pledged to continue support for Ukraine ahead of what is likely to be its harshest winter since the start of Russia's invasion in 2022. (https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/merz-warns-of-more-russian-hybrid-attacks-as-he-reaffirms-support-for-ukraine)
TASS: Almost all Germans understand chancellor destroying country — Russian envoy — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is destroying the country despite having an approval rating of just 10%, Kirill Dmitriev said (https://tass.com/politics/2197043)
TASS: German dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz's performance continues to rise — poll — Compared to a similar poll in early September, Friedrich Merz's approval rating has fallen by 1 percentage point (https://tass.com/world/2197111)
TASS: Another poll in Germany shows record-low rating for CDU/CSU bloc — Meanwhile, support for the Alternative for Germany has reached a record high of 30% (https://tass.com/world/2197145)