79% of Germans are dissatisfied with government work: Poll

By Oliver Towfigh Nia

BERLIN (AA) - A new survey said on Wednesday that 79% of Germans were dissatisfied with the government’s performance, which is made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD).

According to YouGov data, this figure stood at 55% in the first opinion poll conducted in June 2025.

The shift in sentiment is particularly articulated among voters of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU party: While 48% of them were still satisfied with the government in March, that figure dropped to just 34% in April.

Meanwhile, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is currently the strongest political force in Germany. In the latest poll, the party is reported to have 27% support – an increase of one percentage point from the previous month.

In contrast, the co-ruling coalition parties have suffered significant losses as the CDU/CSU has dropped by three percentage points to 23% – the lowest figure recorded in the YouGov poll since December 2021.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) stands at 13%, a decline of one percentage point. The opposition Greens and The Left have each gained one percentage point, reaching 14% and 10%, respectively.