• Germany’s ruling coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD under Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces record dissatisfaction: 86% of respondents are dissatisfied with the government after its first year in office.
  • According to the ARD-Deutschlandtrend, the AfD has reached a new record high of 27% nationally, while the CDU/CSU has dropped to 24%.
  • In Saxony-Anhalt, where elections are due in September, the AfD is at 41%, far ahead of the CDU at 26%.
  • Only 44% of respondents believe the government should remain until the regular 2029 election; a majority support early elections.
  • The economy, social security, and curbing illegal immigration remain top voter priorities, but confidence in the government to address them has fallen to 25%.

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