In April 2025, around 25 percent of respondents stated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the political work of the future German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The "best" results of this survey were achieved by Boris Pistorius (SPD), Minister of Defence, who got positive feedback on his political work from around 60 percent of respondents.
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the political work of ... ?
* The source states that 792 of the 1,334 respondents were surveyed by telephone and 542 by online interview.
This question was asked in the survey with the following wording: “The following question concerns your satisfaction with some politicians. If you do not know someone or cannot judge them, please indicate this. Are you satisfied with the political work of … ?”
Missing percentage points to 100 percent refer to answers: “Don't know”/ “Can't judge"/ “No response.”
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ARD-DeutschlandTREND. (April 3, 2025). Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the political work of ... ? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478783/satisfaction-political-work-politicians/
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ARD-DeutschlandTREND. (2025). Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the political work of ... ? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478783/satisfaction-political-work-politicians/
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