In light of the continuously falling polling numbers for Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), government spokesman Stefan Kornelius has sharply criticized the survey institutes. Speaking to dts Nachrichtenagentur on Wednesday, Kornelius questioned the legitimacy and seriousness of the polls, stating that a new survey seemingly questioning his competence could be released every third day. “None of these institutes publishing polls at this frequency have the financial resources to carry out such surveys,” he said, suggesting that everyone should handle this particular metric with extreme caution. This criticism follows a recent weekly survey conducted by the Forsa institute for the broadcasters RTL and ntv. Forsa reported a new historic low in public satisfaction with Merz, revealing that only 10 percent of German citizens are content with his work-a decrease of three percentage points compared to the previous week. According to the poll, 88 percent remain dissatisfied.
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