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Most Germans dissatisfied with Merz government – poll

RT News · · 322 words · By Russia Today
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“The vast majority of Germans are unhappy with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government, a recent YouGov poll has shown”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the YouGov poll showing 79% dissatisfaction with Merz's government as of mid-April 2024. Two distinct web search results independently report this poll result.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly. It was the 10th parliamentary election and the highest-turnout election since Hungary's…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany–Israel relations (German: Deutsch-israelische Beziehungen; Hebrew: יחסי גרמניה-ישראל) are the diplomatic relationship between the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Israel. After the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany–Israel_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kensington Treaty, officially the Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany on Friendship and Bilateral Cooperation, is an agreeme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Treaty
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“Approval ratings for Merz’s coalition... have been steadily declining since it came to power last May”
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The claim states approval ratings have declined since May 2024, but evidence shows Friedrich Merz became Chancellor in May 2025. Approval ratings cannot decline before his appointment, making the claim temporally impossible.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A federal election was held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag, down from 736 in 2021 due to reforms in seat distribution. The 2025 election took place seven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Merz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current heads of the executive by domestic approval rating. The highest current total approval percentage is difficult to determine because of the high falsification rate in countrie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_the_executive…
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“The YouGov poll... showed that 79% of participants were dissatisfied... up 5% since March, and 24% higher since last June”
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No evidence was found linking the YouGov poll to specific percentage changes between March 2024 and June 2023. All web results for this claim are unrelated to the claim's specific timeframe or data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouGov plc is an international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm headquartered in the UK with operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia–Pacific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouGov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2003rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 3rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21s…
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“The trend is understood to be particularly pronounced among CDU/CSU voters, with only 34% of them satisfied... as of mid-April”
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No evidence was found to support claims about CDU/CSU voter satisfaction levels. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“if a general election had been held... the AfD would have prevailed with 27% of the vote”
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No evidence was found to support the claim about AfD's hypothetical election results. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“the AfD has emerged as the most popular for the first time since September 2025”
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No evidence was found to support claims about AfD's popularity since September 2025. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“the CDU/CSU posted its worst result since December 2021 with 23% of the vote”
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No evidence was found to support claims about CDU/CSU's vote share in hypothetical elections. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“Support for the SPD is down to 13% – the Social Democrats’ worst showing since December 2019”
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No evidence was found to support claims about SPD's vote share in hypothetical elections. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“the AfD made significant gains in the western German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg... last month”
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No evidence was found to support claims about AfD's gains in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“In the 2025 general election, the AfD came in second with 20% of the vote”
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No evidence was found to support claims about AfD's 2025 election results. All search results for this claim are unrelated.
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“the AfD has campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, while also opposing Germany’s sanctions against Russia and support for Ukraine”
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“the AfD has also criticized Berlin’s decision to decouple from more affordable Russian energy”
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