Some of the German chancellor’s associates in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are privately proposing to remove Olaf Scholz from the list of candidates for the 2025 parliamentary elections, the Financial Times (FT) reports.
“In the parliamentary faction [СДПГ] Many people point out how [президент США] joe biden gave in Kamala Harrisand wondering if this could set a precedent for us. Looking at what kind of [Шольца] poll results, you can understand why,” — an anonymous MP told FT, as quoted by RBC.
According to the results of a recent survey by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, none of the German chancellors since the reunification of Germany in 1990 has received such low ratings: 77 percent of those surveyed consider Scholz a “weak leader,” writes the newspaper.
According to her, the current Chancellor’s party colleagues are discussing whether he could be replaced on the list of candidates for the elections by someone more popular, for example the head of the Ministry of Defence. Boris Pistorius or the Prime Minister of the Federal State of Saarland Anke Rechlinger.
as it was transmitted EADailyThe German government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz represents a “threat” to peace and security in Germany, said a member of the Bundestag and leader of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice party on September 11. Sara Wagenknecht.
