Merz’s Popularity Is Nose-diving

An INSA survey carried out a few days ago shows that the popularity of Chancellor Friedrich Merz not only is down to a miserable 22 percent, but even behind the popularity of past Chancellor Olf Scholz, who is at 35 percent. The popularity of Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is down to 22 percent as well; the popularity of past Finance Minister Christian Lindner is slightly better, at 24 percent. This is the situation about a year after the February 23, 2025 early elections when Scholz lost to Merz.