# German dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz’s performance continues to rise — poll

https://mins.news/en/item/84564

- TASS, 2026-10-03 11:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2197111

> An INSA poll for Bild found that only 15% of Germans view Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s performance positively, down 1 percentage point from early September, while 79% are dissatisfied. Just 14% rated the government’s performance positively, a 3-point decline. The October 1–2 survey questioned 1,001 people.

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