German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has been immensely popular, even throughout Euro Zone debt crisis is in tough spot this year. Her approval rating has fallen by record (though still well above 50%) and she is not the most popular German leader at the moment, behind German foreign minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, who has been critical of her handling of Migrant crisis. Her Bavarian ally leader, Horst Seehofer, who has also been critical of the Merkel's refugee intake policies, see his rating climb by 11 points to 39 mark in October.

Angela Merkel, came to power back in 2005 and has been elected by German public for three consecutive times but her aspiration to win for fourth time in 2017 election is currently in troubled water.

Latest survey by GFK has revealed that 70% of the German people are worried over the crisis and think that migrants might take away with their jobs, increasing unemployment in Germany. So far economic evidence has not supported such beliefs but it is most likely than not that the opposition leaders as well as 2017 challengers within her own party alliance have already started shining their sword and won't be hesitate to draw more blood at slightest sign of weakness in German economy.

Many analysts have already suggested that Merkel era is about to end in next election.

It is unlikely but if German weakness do bring out greater unemployment (6.4%, lowest in Euro zone), Merkel risks becoming the sand of the eye.