Relations between Germany and the United States have taken a turn for the better since the election of Joe Biden as president to succeed Donald Trump, according to a YouGov survey published on Wednesday.

The survey of 2,000 respondents taken in late June found that 66 percent believed relations had improved, while 19 percent said they were unchanged.

The survey also said that some 6 percent found a deterioration.

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According to the poll, 42 percent of Germans regard the U.S. as a friend and ally, by contrast with a figure of just 19 percent in September last year.

Just 11 percent took the view that the U.S. was ill-disposed to Germany, down from 27 percent last year.