9 March 2017, 14:22 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Merkel’s approval rating has gone up five percentage points, while leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Martin Schulz has lost three percentage points, now having a rating of 52 percent, the ARD-DeutschlandTrend survey showed on Thursday.
In September 2015, Merkel’s approval rating was 63 percent.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble enjoys the highest rating among German politicians – 65 percent, according to the ARD-DeutschlandTrend survey.
Overall, 44 percent of those surveyed are satisfied with the work of the federal government, which is a 4-percent drop as compared to last month.
The ARD-DeutschlandTrend survey was conducted on March 6-8 among over 1,000 people.
General elections in Germany are due to be held on September 24, 2017.
