c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc is that twenty six percent down three points from september the social democrats the junior party in the coalition are also down three points now with just fifteen percent now look at this the greens in contrast have gained three points with seventeen percent of the vote and the far right is unchanged on sixteen percent meanwhile the free market f.t.p. is on ten percent as is the left party. so what do these numbers all mean here to unpack the significance of it all is a political correspondent again fun that mark good to see you all right let's start off with these approval ratings they're probably one of the worst that we've seen in a long time how do you explain the slump in approval ratings for this particular coalition one aspect to certainly fights between the parties and in between this coalition that is something that never goes well with voters they don't approve that at all if they have the feeling that the government itself is not in line with each other secondly. there wer

c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc at twenty six percent that's down three percentage points from just last month september the social democrats the other party in the coalition are likewise down three points there now at just fifteen percent that's an historic low for them the greens in contrast a game three points for seventeen percent no change for the far right if the at sixteen the free market f.t.p. a ten no change for the left party either ten percent there. for more with me here in the studio is our political correspondent oliver sallust morning oliver i've run some incredible results here both merkel's conservative bloc and the social democrats down these are the worst results for them since the numbers began in one thousand nine hundred ninety seven what's happening to germany's once stable political system the party landscape as we've been knowing it for for the past decade it seems it's being turned upside down right now the social democrats just read out the numbers at fifteen percent on the social democra

c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc is at twenty six percent that's down three percentage points from just last month september the social democrats the other party in the governing coalition there likewise down three points now with just fifteen percent that is an historic low the greens in contrast gaining three points for seventeen percent ahead of the if the no change for them there sixteen the free market f.t.p.'s stay at ten percent no change for the left party either ten percent. ok let's break this down now with our political correspondent oliver salad here in the studio with us good morning oliver morning ron what's happening right now we have a record low for both germany's conservative bloc and the social democrats what does this mean for germany's once very stable political system well it really does seem like the party system as we knew it here in germany for decades is being turned upside down right now you just read out the numbers the social democrats at fifteen percent that is the percentage number that

c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc would get twenty six percent of the votes down three points from september the social democrats the junior party in the coalition would be at fifteen percent the greens in contrast with stand to gain three points with seventeen percent of the vote and the far right would be unchanged on sixteen percent mark so you know hearing these numbers seeing is these numbers what's causing this shift in the german political landscape. where when you stephen over the summer over the last six months where the german grand coalition government came into place this is something we always have to remember that the current government has been governing for six months and these six months how i've been. see i have been facing a lot of crisis is actually. contributed to by the federal interior minister whole super who is the had of the seas you party here in the various and this has a really did the confidence of the electorate in dick grand coalition and have them look to alternatives for once on the r

c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc is at twenty six percent down three percentage points from september the social democrats the other party in the coalition are likewise down three points now just with fifteen percent the greens in contrast gain three points with seventeen percent no change for the far right if she steady at sixteen and no change either for the free market f.t.p. and the left party both stay at ten percent. so what do these numbers need a political correspondent out of a side that is here to tell us welcome. even as it's great to see you know we see that the numbers are done for what it conditionally considered jimmie's to main bodies what explains this decline well those are very dramatic numbers in fact we have to consider that this is one the social democrats who really suffered fewer were it only fifteen percent of the story glow in the history of these the survey here that this is a party that used to you know be one of the big proud parties off modern germany responsible for many policies that w

c.d.u. c.s.u. bloc is at twenty six percent down three percentage points from september the social democrats the junior party in the coalition are also down three points now which is fifteen percent the greens in contrast have gained three points with seventeen percent of the vote and the far right if he is unchanged on a steady sixteen percent meanwhile the freemarket f.t.p. is at ten percent as is the left party. so what do all these numbers mean to talk about is a political correspondent fabienne funded lock in the studio with me welcome five in sydney have these are some of the lowest approval numbers for a governing coalition and the government since the board was set up in one thousand nine hundred seven how do you explain the fact that two parties which are considered historically the main bodies of germany clipping so dramatically in their vote share one explanation certainly that there were many fights in between the parties between the partners between the conservatives and the social democrat