German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has fallen to 20th and last place in the country’s politician popularity ranking. According to the survey, 62% of respondents view his performance negatively.
The findings come from an INSA poll published by Bild.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius of the SPD remains the most popular politician in the ranking. He is followed by Green Party politician Cem Ozdemir and Hendrik Wust, the CDU premier of North Rhine-Westphalia.
The top five also includes CSU leader Markus Soder and AfD co-chair Alice Weidel.