The Alternative for Germany party held a march in Berlin to protest against the government’s immigration policies

Two thirds of Germans want Angela Merkel out at the next election, according to a poll showing the impact of the migrant crisis on her once unassailable popularity.

Sixty-four per cent of German voters hope that she will not get a fourth term in office next year, compared with 48 per cent who wanted her ousted in a similar poll in November.

The chancellor’s approval ratings tumbled after an influx of 1.1 million migrants into Germany last year. Mrs Merkel, 61, who came to power in 2005, still enjoys widespread respect but the polling by INSA for Cicero magazine suggests that Germans have had enough of her leadership.

The problem for voters is that there is no obvious alternative to “Mutti” — as she is