00:00Europe's leaders are unpopular, but Germany's Mertz is losing support fastest.
00:09Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Mertz is facing growing political pressure after his party
00:14narrowly lost a key regional election on Sunday.
00:17In Baden-Württemberg, the Greens held onto power in a vote seen as a test for Mertz's
00:22leadership, roughly one year after he came to power.
00:25Data from YouGov tracking the popularity of European leaders suggests Mertz is losing
00:31support.
00:32His approval fell from a peak of minus 14 in mid-2025 to minus 48 by February 2026.
00:39That corresponds with 23% of Germans holding a favourable opinion of Mertz, while 71% view
00:47him unfavourably.
00:49Domestic polling also suggests the Chancellor is struggling.
00:52According to the latest CDF Politbarometer, 54% of Germans say Mertz is doing a bad job,
00:59while 43% rate his performance positively.
01:03Across Europe, Mertz is not alone.
01:05The same YouGov data shows only 19% of French people hold a favourable view of President Emmanuel
01:11Macron.
01:12In the UK, 21% approve of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while 71% disapprove.
01:19Approval is slightly higher for Italy's Giorgia Maloney at 35% and Spain's Pedro Sanchez
01:25at 32%, but neither leader commands majority support.
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