According to a recent Infratest poll conducted with 1,317 eligible voters for the ARD between Monday and Wednesday this week, the Sunday‑election scenario would see the CDU/CSU bloc standing at 28 %-an increase of two percentage points compared to early February. The AfD would be on 23 %, down one point, while the SPD would fall to 14 %, also a one‑point drop. The Greens would climb to 13 % (up one point), the Left to 9 % (down one), and the BSW to 4 % (up one). All other parties combined, including the FDP, would gather 9 % (down one).
“Approval of the federal government”
– 25 % of respondents express a high or moderate satisfaction with the work of the federal cabinet; this is a four‑point increase from February.
– 73 % are less or not at all satisfied with the work of the Union-SPD coalition.
– Only 19 % rate the cooperation between the coalition parties positively; 76 % see it as inadequate.
By comparison, when the coalition was still the previous “traffic‑light” government in May 2024, only 10 % were satisfied with its internal working relationship and 85 % were dissatisfied.
– 18 % are satisfied with the substantive achievements of the Union-SPD coalition, 79 % are dissatisfied.
In May 2024 the figures were 25 % satisfaction and 71 % dissatisfaction.
“Communication of government policy”
– 16 % are currently satisfied with how the government explains and disseminates its policies; 82 % are not satisfied.
– For the former traffic‑light coalition in May 2024, 11 % were satisfied and 85 % were not.
“Individual cabinet members”
| Position | Party | Satisfaction | Dissatisfied | Unknown / no verdict |
|———-|——-|————–|————–|———————-|
| Defence Minister Boris Pistorius | SPD | 55 % (down 2 points) | 39 % | 6 % |
| Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul | CDU | 33 % (up 2) | 39 % | 28 % |
| Vice‑Chancellor & Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil | SPD | 33 % (up 2) | 50 % | 17 % |
| Chancellor Friedrich Merz | CDU | 29 % (up 4) | 68 % | 3 % |
| Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) | CSU | 28 % (up 1) | 52 % | 20 % |
| Labour Minister Bärbel Bas | SPD | 25 % (down 2) | 46 % | 29 % |
| AfD Parliamentary Group Leader Alice Weidel | AfD | 25 % (unchanged) | 65 % | 10 % |
| Left Party Leader Jan von Aken | Left | 13 % (unchanged) | 31 % | 56 % |
| Economy Minister Katherina Reiche | CDU | 13 % (down 5) | 50 % | 37 % |
| Green Party Leader Franziska Brantner | Greens | 12 % (up 3) | 28 % | 60 % |
These figures illustrate the current public opinion landscape around the federal government, its coalition partners, and key cabinet members as of early March 2026.
