Even after announcing a package of reforms, the German government remains unable to reverse the steady decline in opinion polls.

According to the latest "Trend Barometer" on RTL and n-tv, 82% of citizens are dissatisfied with the performance of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government, while 18% expressed satisfaction.

German citizens' assessment of Chancellor Merz's performance was worse than their assessment of the government. The poll results, on which the "Trend Barometer" program relies, showed that 85% are dissatisfied with the performance of the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), compared to only 14% satisfied.

The satisfaction rate for Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, who also leads the Social Democratic Party (SPD), was slightly better at 18%, against 74% dissatisfied.

Germany's ruling coalition includes the Christian Union (which itself consists of Merz's Christian Democratic Union and its smaller sister party, the Bavarian Christian Social Union) and the Social Democratic Party.

According to the poll, a majority of supporters of the ruling coalition parties themselves are dissatisfied with the government's performance. Among Christian Union supporters, 54% are dissatisfied compared to 46% satisfied.

Among SPD supporters, 72% are dissatisfied, while only 28% are satisfied.

The representative poll used by the "Trend Barometer" program was conducted by the Forsa Institute for Opinion Research, commissioned by the RTL Germany media group.

The ruling coalition in Germany has been experiencing a steady decline in opinion polls for some time, despite currently working on a series of reforms.

Last Friday, it passed through both the Bundestag (federal parliament) and the Bundesrat (federal council) a law to reduce expenses of statutory health insurance funds, along with the so-called Building Modernization Law, which includes new heating regulations.

The government intends to implement all recommendations of the pension system reform committee, along with an agreement between the Christian Union and the SPD on a reform package that includes tax relief for low- and middle-income earners starting in 2027, as well as measures concerning the labor market and reducing bureaucracy.