German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains the country's most popular politician, despite pressure at home and abroad over the eurozone debt crisis.
In a new poll for Stern magazine, Ms Merkel scored an average of 64 points after voters were asked to rank politicians between zero (no trust at all) to 100 (complete trust).
Her closest rival, on 59 points, was Hannelore Kraft, a regional leader of the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD).
Two weeks ago, Mr Kraft's party thrashed Ms Merkel's conservatives in a state vote in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The three opposition leaders competing to challenge Angela Merkel in next year's elections were some way behind the chancellor.
Former finance minister Peer Steinbrueck and the party's parliamentary head Frank-Walter Steinmeier both scored 54 points.
The SPD's head, Sigmar Gabriel, was even further behind, on 44 points.
In Ms Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party, the most popular politician behind her was Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, with 53 points.
The chancellor was recently nominated by Forbes magazine as the world's most powerful woman.
However, she has come under fire this month for her insistence on austerity as the best way out of the eurozone debt crisis.
The election of new French President Francois Hollande has touched off a wave of resistance to this policy and sparked a new focus on boosting growth in the 17-nation eurozone, leaving Ms Merkel appearing isolated in Europe.
Ms Merkel is also facing a host of disagreements domestically, as her fractious coalition partners squabble over issues ranging from road tolls to nursery places.
She is due to gather the main coalition leaders together next week in a bid to bridge differences on these topics.
