As of October 2024, Boris Pistorius, the German Federal Minister of Defence (appointed on January 19, 2023) had the highest approval rating out of the most important politicians in Germany with a rating of 1.5 on a scale of -5 to +5. In tenth place with a score of -2.4 was AfD party member Alice Weidel.
Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024
The source states that the determination of the top ten politicians is done in two steps. During the first step, respondents were asked to name the most important politicians in the country without any specifications. In the second step, the ten most frequently mentioned politicians were presented to the respondents for evaluation. The evaluation, according to likeability and performance ("What do you think of..."), was made using a scale of 5 ("Think very highly of...") to -5 ("Do not think highly of...").
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ZDF Politbarometer. (October 18, 2024). Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/
ZDF Politbarometer. "Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024." Chart. October 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/
ZDF Politbarometer. (2024). Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/
ZDF Politbarometer. "Opinions on Important German Politicians in October 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/
ZDF Politbarometer, Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Opinions on important German politicians in October 2024 [Graph], ZDF Politbarometer, October 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370113/rating-important-german-politicians/
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