The ZDF Politbarometer, the opinion poll of Germany’s second public television channel, has long asked Germans: Was ist Ihrer Meinung nach gegenwärtig das wichtigste Problem in Deutschland? What, in your opinion, is the most important problem in Germany at present? It has also asked which party can best solve the country’s current economic problems.
On 7 November 2025 ZDF reported a result under the headline Mehrheit zweifelt an Problemlösungskompetenz der Bundesregierung, majority doubts the federal government’s competence in solving problems. Only 38 percent thought the government was making an important contribution to solving the problems in Germany. 58 percent doubted it.