Merkel TANKS in the polls: Chancellor ratings slump as German anger grows
ANGELA Merkel’s worries continue as the latest polls reveal the majority of Germans did not want her to run as a candidate for Chancellor again.
By JON ROGERS AND MONIKA PALLENBERG
Express.co.uk
Wed, Nov 22, 2017
The survey, carried out in the coalition talks breakdown, makes worrying reading for Angela Merkel.
While Mrs Merkel said yesterday she wanted to stand again in any new snap election the German people appear to be turned off by the prospect.
Of those polled, 54 per cent said she should not run for office, according to the polling institute Civey for t-online.de.
Only 38.5 percent of Germans would welcome a renewed candidacy of the chancellor.
A breakdown of those views saw Mrs Merkel pick up 76.2 per cent support amongst the supporters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) which stood at 76.2 per cent.
Amongst supporters of the Greens, Mrs Merkel also seemed to gain a sizeable backing with 52.2 per cent wanting the current leader to stand again.
Among the FDP supporters that was only about 30 per cent.
Perhaps unsurprisingly supporters of the right wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) do not want her to stand again with 88.5 per cent calling on her to step back.
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