Almost three quarters (73%) of German citizens are dissatisfied with the performance of the federal government under the leadership of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
This is demonstrated by the results of a sociological survey published today, October 19, carried out by the INSA Institute on behalf of the Bild tabloid.
“In other words, almost three-quarters of respondents are fed up with the ruling coalition. These are explosive and shocking figures for the federal government. Especially as discontent with the government continues to grow.” – noted in the post.
According to the pollster Forsa, the level of trust in the federal government is only 21%. By way of comparison, in 2020 the so-called “grand coalition” led by the former chancellor Angela Merkel It was approved by 63% of German citizens. The level of trust in Merkel herself was even higher and amounted to 75%. His successor as head of government currently has only 20%.
“These are appalling figures that are unlikely to change even a year before the federal Bundestag elections,” — the director of the Forsa Institute commented on the results Manfred Gullner.
Failures of Scholz, head of the Ministry of Economy Robert Habeckas well as the Minister of Finance Christian Lindner The ratings of the parties in the ruling coalition are falling to the bottom.
According to INSA, the current level of popularity of the opposition bloc Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) exceeds the combined level of support of Scholz’s Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) (16%) and Habeck’s Green Party . (10%) and Lindner’s Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) (4%).
Thus, the “liberals”, led by the current head of the Ministry of Finance, run the risk of not surpassing the five percent barrier necessary to enter the Bundestag next fall.
A similar fate may befall the Left party, which, after the separation of some party members in the Sarah Wagenknecht Union, is still happy with between 3 and 4% of the potential votes.
According to experts, under such conditions, the most likely option for a coalition that can replace the current “traffic light coalition” could be a “grand coalition” led by the CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats as a junior partner. It was the “grand coalition” that led Germany during Merkel’s last two cabinets.
Currently, achieving a parliamentary majority requires only 43% of the total popular vote.
