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Back|Friedrich Merz took last place in the popularity rating of German politicians
Friedrich Merz took last place in the popularity rating of German politicians
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Friedrich Merz took last place in the popularity rating of German politicians

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  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz took last place in the rating of popularity of politicians according to the INSA Institute, scoring 2.57 points.
  • The leader of the list was Defense Minister Boris Pistorius with 4.81 points.

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The ranking was compiled by the sociological institute INSA for the Bild newspaper. Policies were rated on a scale from 0 to 10 points.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz once again took last place in the popularity rating of German politicians, which was compiled based on a study by the sociological institute INSA for the Bild newspaper.

The study rated politicians on a scale of zero to ten, with zero being “very bad” and ten being “very good.” Twenty political figures were ranked according to the number of points they scored.

As a result, Merz scored 2.57 points and took last place in the rating. In first place is German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (4.81 points), in second place is the Prime Minister of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Cem Ozdemir (4.33 points), in the third place is the Prime Minister of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wüst (4.1 points).

Co-chair of the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel scored 3.78 points and took 10th place. The founder of the party "Sarah Wagenknecht's Union - For Reason and Justice" Sarah Wagenknecht scored 3.54 points and was ranked 13th in the ranking.

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  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz took last place in the rating of popularity of politicians according to the INSA Institute, scoring 2.57 points.
  • The leader of the list was Defense Minister Boris Pistorius with 4.81 points.

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