[Poll: Nearly 80% of Germans believe that Mertz is "unsuitable" to be prime minister] September 13th, an online poll released by Germany's "Bild" on the 12th showed that 78% of the Germans who responded to the poll gave a negative answer to the question "whether Friedrich Mertz is (still) suitable to be prime minister", only 14% answered "yes", and the remaining 8% did not answer. "Bild" is one of the newspapers with the largest circulation in Germany and even Europe. This poll was commissioned by the newspaper and completed by the German INSA Public Opinion Research Institute. "Bild" reported that the German public's support for Mertz has been declining since mid-2025, when more than 30% of respondents still approved of his work performance. (Xinhua News Agency)