Steinmeier said citizens are disappointed with the political structure of Germany

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on German Unity Day that many Germans are disappointed and express distrust in the current political system of Germany 36 years after the unification of the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany.

In Germany, October 3 is celebrated as German Unity Day, dedicated to the reunification of the country in 1990, when the five eastern states of the former GDR became part of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Berlin became the common capital.

“Many of us, and, to be honest, not only in the east of our country, are disappointed in our expectations... Nearly four decades after the reunification of Germany, after numerous historically unprecedented efforts for reconstruction and renewal, a significant part of citizens express their distrust in the political structure of the federal republic,” Steinmeier said, speaking in Bremen on the occasion of German Unity Day. The broadcast was carried out by Phoenix TV channel.

According to him, another quarter or more of voters demonstrate by their choice that they are “turning away from the important fundamental decisions of the republic.”

In this regard, Steinmeier called on the German government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, to radically reconsider its approaches.

“In these times, balanced, consistent, professional and sustainable public policy is needed more than ever,” the German president said, adding that this is the only way to eliminate the underlying economic and social causes of uncertainty among the population.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, was defeated in the September 6 elections to the regional parliament (Landtag) of Saxony-Anhalt, where it received only 17.2% of its support. In Berlin, following the September 20 elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the party lost first place to the Left. On the same day, in the elections to the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU was eliminated from parliament for the first time in its history, failing to overcome the five percent threshold.