Recent election setbacks and internal party squabbles have hit the popularity of both Angela Merkel and her Christian Democrats, opinion polls revealed on Monday.Support for the CDU fell four percentage points to 35 per cent, the lowest level in 10 months, according to a survey by the Forsa agency. The chancellor remains Germany's most popular politician, although her ratings fell four points to 74 per cent, according to a separate poll.The Social Democrats, Ms Merkel's coalition allies, have also lost support, down two points to 25 per cent. Analysts said the parties are still reeling from regional elections in late January in which both the CDU and SPD suffered heavy losses and the Left Party, a new anti-reform grouping, for the first time entered important regional parliaments in west Germany.The Left, composed largely of ex-communists and SPD dissidents, saw their support increase to 14 per cent in the Forsa poll, the highest level for over a year.
Recent election setbacks and internal party squabbles have hit the popularity of both Angela Merkel and her Christian Democrats, opinion polls revealed on Monday.
Support for the CDU fell four percentage points to 35 per cent, the lowest level in 10 months, according to a survey by the Forsa agency. The chancellor remains Germany's most popular politician, although her ratings fell four points to 74 per cent, according to a separate poll.
The Social Democrats, Ms Merkel's coalition allies, have also lost support, down two points to 25 per cent. Analysts said the parties are still reeling from regional elections in late January in which both the CDU and SPD suffered heavy losses and the Left Party, a new anti-reform grouping, for the first time entered important regional parliaments in west Germany.
The Left, composed largely of ex-communists and SPD dissidents, saw their support increase to 14 per cent in the Forsa poll, the highest level for over a year.
