Lucy Hamilton
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So, what you must understand, Traitor Bitch Merkel, for 10 years, has been very popular - I myself WORSHIPPED this woman, I like many, thought she was very possibly one of the greatest Germanic leaders ever, I would, like many, have gone to wall to defend Angela Merkel....this is big reason, why her criminal actions since October have felt so devastating to many, because it's such an immense betrayal.
For 10 years, Merkel's approval ratings only dropped BELOW 70% one time in 2012, her highest rating was 75% this was in January 2015.
Her approval rating now 46%, some people might think this is high, but for her, this is very bad, in 10 years only ONE TIME dropping below 70%, now 46%, this is Merkel in freefall and it illustrates what we have been saying for several months, politically and personally Merkel is finished, the respect and TRUST has now been destroyed by her actions since October.
This is article and the poll. Herr Patzelt is correct.
Germans Are Turning Sour On Angela Merkel
The refugee crisis has apparently done a number on her approval rating.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, once the adored "mutti," or mother, of her country, is seeing her popularity plummet.
"I don't think there is any question anymore," Werner J. Patzelt, a political analyst at Technical University Dresden, told The Washington Post. "Angela Merkel is really in trouble."
The German leader's approval ratings have fallen to 46 percent -- the lowest they've been since October 2011 -- from a high of 75 percent almost one year ago, according to a new Infratest/Dimap poll.
The reason is not hard to discern: As a refugee crisis engulfed the European continent last year, Merkel opened her country's doors, taking in over 1 million people. While her decision was praised by many abroad, she's now facing a backlash -- driven, in part, by violence in Germany and squabbles with neighboring countries.
Opposition to the influx of migrants and refugees came to a head after some 90 women reported having been robbed, threatened or sexually molested by men who may have been Arab or North African on New Year's Eve in the city of Cologne. Similar attacks were reported in Hamburg and Frankfurt. Over 600 criminal complaints have been filed in relation to those attacks.
After the attacks in Cologne, 60 percent of Germans said they no longer believed their country should accept refugees, up from 46 percent in December, according to a FG Wahlen poll.
Anti-immigrant parties, which campaign on a fervently anti-Merkel platform, seized on the opportunity to gain ground in mid-March elections. The Alternative for Germany, one of the country's leading anti-foreigner parties, may win seats in three state parliaments.
"Mrs. Merkel, is Germany 'colorful and cosmopolitan' enough for you after the wave of crimes and sexual attacks?" asked Frauke Petry, chief of the Alternative for Germany, according to The Associated Press.
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For 10 years, Merkel's approval ratings only dropped BELOW 70% one time in 2012, her highest rating was 75% this was in January 2015.
Her approval rating now 46%, some people might think this is high, but for her, this is very bad, in 10 years only ONE TIME dropping below 70%, now 46%, this is Merkel in freefall and it illustrates what we have been saying for several months, politically and personally Merkel is finished, the respect and TRUST has now been destroyed by her actions since October.
This is article and the poll. Herr Patzelt is correct.
Germans Are Turning Sour On Angela Merkel
The refugee crisis has apparently done a number on her approval rating.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, once the adored "mutti," or mother, of her country, is seeing her popularity plummet.
"I don't think there is any question anymore," Werner J. Patzelt, a political analyst at Technical University Dresden, told The Washington Post. "Angela Merkel is really in trouble."
The German leader's approval ratings have fallen to 46 percent -- the lowest they've been since October 2011 -- from a high of 75 percent almost one year ago, according to a new Infratest/Dimap poll.
The reason is not hard to discern: As a refugee crisis engulfed the European continent last year, Merkel opened her country's doors, taking in over 1 million people. While her decision was praised by many abroad, she's now facing a backlash -- driven, in part, by violence in Germany and squabbles with neighboring countries.
Opposition to the influx of migrants and refugees came to a head after some 90 women reported having been robbed, threatened or sexually molested by men who may have been Arab or North African on New Year's Eve in the city of Cologne. Similar attacks were reported in Hamburg and Frankfurt. Over 600 criminal complaints have been filed in relation to those attacks.
After the attacks in Cologne, 60 percent of Germans said they no longer believed their country should accept refugees, up from 46 percent in December, according to a FG Wahlen poll.
Anti-immigrant parties, which campaign on a fervently anti-Merkel platform, seized on the opportunity to gain ground in mid-March elections. The Alternative for Germany, one of the country's leading anti-foreigner parties, may win seats in three state parliaments.
"Mrs. Merkel, is Germany 'colorful and cosmopolitan' enough for you after the wave of crimes and sexual attacks?" asked Frauke Petry, chief of the Alternative for Germany, according to The Associated Press.
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Germans Are Turning Sour On Angela Merkel
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