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The level of satisfaction with the work of the German government shows a downward trend according to data from various sociological institutes.
BERLIN, September 8 - RIA Novosti. The level of satisfaction of Germans with the work of the German government has reached a new minimum and amounted to 10%, according to data from the sociological institute Infratest dimap, commissioned by the ARD television channel.
According to a summary table from poll aggregator Deutschland Wählt, the September 3 Infratest dimap survey showed satisfaction with the German government at 15%. An INSA survey dated September 5 set this figure at 17%.
According to the results of a new Infratest dimap survey dated September 7, the share of those satisfied with the work of the government dropped to 10%. 88% of respondents said that they were rather dissatisfied or not at all satisfied with the activities of the authorities. The last time a comparable low figure was recorded by the Forsa Institute was on May 5: then 11% of respondents expressed satisfaction with the government.
The survey was conducted on September 7 among 1,051 people online and by telephone. The statistical error does not exceed three percentage points.
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