A significant fall in support for Merkel

The first opinion polls following the July attacks in Germany indicate a significant fall in support for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her migration policy.

According to the 4th August Infratest dimap opinion poll commissioned by ARD TV, 65% of Germans are dissatisfied with Merkel's work. The drop in Merkel’s approval ratings does not however translate into a fall in support for the Christian Democrats. The head of the Bavarian CSU, Horst Seehofer, who has criticised the policy pursued by Merkel in the face of the migration crisis, has seen his approval ratings rise considerably.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Two Weeks in September 2015: The Makings of Merkel's Decision to Accept Refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/two-weeks-in-september-2015-the-makings-of-merkels-decision-to-accept-refugees/

ESO: Background information: Under-fire Merkel defends migration policy http://www.europeansources.info/record/under-fire-merkel-defends-migration-policy/

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