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Germany News: 48% Believe Merkel More Capable than Merz

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Nearly half of Germans view former Chancellor Angela Merkel as better suited to handle Germany's challenges than current Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Also, today is the last day of Oktoberfest in Munich. DW has the latest.

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Nearly half of Germans believe that former Chancellor Angela Merkel would be better equipped to deal with their country's current problems than Friedrich Merz, according to a survey by the YouGav agency commissioned by DPA, according to BTA. Respondents who believe that Merkel would do better than Merz amount to 48%, while 29% believe that both politicians from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) would be equally capable. However, only 8% of re…

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The fact that Germany stands where it stands is certainly partly due to Angela Merkel, and yet to many the old chancellor is still considered an embodiment of peace, security and a different style.

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A large proportion of the German population expressed confidence that former Chancellor Angela Merkel would have handled the country ' s current problems better than the current Head of Government, Friedrich Merz. According to a recent survey by YouTube, 48 per cent of German citizens gave preference to the ex-Cancler in the relevant public tasks, gave RIA News. About 29 per cent of respondents considered the competence of both politicians …

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Simple, objective, stable: Many remember Angela Merkel's 16 years in the chancellor's office. Nostalgia grows in unstable times with much controversy. For successors Friedrich Merz a hard chunk.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Five years ago Peter Altmaier left the big politics behind him. How the former Chancellor's Office head thinks about Merz and Merkel today, why an odd number of official documents is important – and why he goes back to talk shows, but doesn't look at the appearances anymore, he reveals in an interview.

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  • 46% of the sources lean Right
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Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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