German Chancellor Merkel's approval rating drops to 14%, and the rumor that she will resign on August 10 is merely an unfounded speculation.

One year into office, public approval rating dropped to 14%, with rumors circulating that German Chancellor Merz might announce his resignation on August 10?

Forsa (RTL/ntv) survey conducted on August 4: Merz's personal satisfaction rating is 14%, dissatisfaction rate 85%—an exceptionally low level among post-war German chancellors.

As for the claim of "resigning on August 10": this is merely a media rumor or speculative leak, not an officially confirmed fact.

The German Federal Chancellery, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) official sources, and Chancellor Merz himself have neither confirmed the news nor made any statements regarding resignation.

However, mainstream German newspapers (such as Bild and Der Spiegel) previously reported that if he were to step down, it would more likely happen after the September regional elections (around September 21), rather than on August 10.

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