Survey suggests Germans are unhappy with Merkel
Angela Merkel
The survey  offered by public broadcaster ARD  showed Merkel's popularity has plummeted by 10 points to 48 percent -- her worst showing since late 2006.
 Of the 1 000 people surveyed by Infratest dimap this week  58 percent said they thought the previous government of Merkel's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition Merkel formed in October with the Free Democrats.
's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition Merkel formed in October with the Free Democrats.
 Merkel has been under pressure for months. Within Germany  critics noted that her new coalition so far has little to show for its efforts in the seven months since it took control  other than the unpopular Greek and euro rescue packages. On the international stage  Merkel has been criticized for dragging her feet on helping Greece.
 The chancellor has already scrapped plans for promised tax cuts  but still faces a huge federal budget deficit. Her government is to decide on spending cuts and  possibly  even on tax hikes within the next 10 days.
 Only 34 percent said Merkel's government has made the right decisions to counter the crisis.
 The one member of Merkel's Cabinet who enjoys steady support is Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg  with 61 percent of those surveyed applauding his work.
The survey  offered by public broadcaster ARD  showed [TGT]'s popularity has plummeted by 10 points to 48 percent -- her worst showing since late 2006.
 Of the 1 000 people surveyed by Infratest dimap this week  58 percent said they thought the previous government of [TGT]'s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition [TGT] formed in October with the Free Democrats.
's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition [TGT] formed in October with the Free Democrats.
 [TGT] has been under pressure for months. Within Germany  critics noted that her new coalition so far has little to show for its efforts in the seven months since it took control  other than the unpopular Greek and euro rescue packages. On the international stage  [TGT] has been criticized for dragging her feet on helping Greece.
 [TGT] has already scrapped plans for promised tax cuts  but still faces a huge federal budget deficit. Her government is to decide on spending cuts and  possibly  even on tax hikes within the next 10 days.
 Only 34 percent said [TGT]'s government has made the right decisions to counter the crisis.
 The one member of [TGT]'s Cabinet who enjoys steady support is Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg  with 61 percent of those surveyed applauding his work.