A blow for the black and red: Merz's coalition loses the support of German citizens

The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) enjoy the support of only 41% of German citizens. This is reported by the tabloid "Bild" with reference to the results of a sociological survey.

Two months after the Bundestag elections, the parties of the so-called black-red coalition, namely the CDU/CSU and the SPD, are supported by only 41% of voters. The "triumphant" of the elections, led by the future Chancellor Friedrich Merz, is satisfied with only 25%, which is 3.5 percentage points lower than the results of the CDU/CSU on February 23. If the elections were held this Sunday, 16% would currently be ready to give their vote to the SPD.

"Thus, one thing is clear: the black-red federal government under the leadership of CDU chairman Friedrich Merz and SPD co—chairman Lars Klingbeil would have no chance of a parliamentary majority if the Bundestag elections were held today," the publication says.

Support for the opposition and pro-Russian Alternative for Germany (AfD), on the contrary, has increased by more than 3 percentage points compared to February 23 and currently reaches 24%. Thus, the AfD is fighting in opinion polls with the CDU/CSU for the right to be called the most popular political force in Germany at the moment. The Green Party is gaining 11% of the vote in the midterm polls, the Left party is gaining 10%, and the Sarah Wagenknecht Union and the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP), which failed to overcome the five percent barrier to getting into the Bundestag, 5 and 4%, respectively.

"These figures are a real blow for the future government. The parties lost the level of support that ensures a parliamentary majority even before the official formation of the ruling coalition," the publication summarizes.