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A recent survey indicated that most supporters of the three ruling coalition parties are unhappy | |
The majority of Germans are unimpressed by the performance of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, a recent poll has shown. Dissatisfaction with the ruling traffic light coalition is apparently prevalent even among the voters who support the three constituent parties. | The majority of Germans are unimpressed by the performance of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, a recent poll has shown. Dissatisfaction with the ruling traffic light coalition is apparently prevalent even among the voters who support the three constituent parties. |
According to the survey conducted by Institut Forsa and published on Tuesday, 77% of respondents said they were somewhat or completely dissatisfied with the government. | According to the survey conducted by Institut Forsa and published on Tuesday, 77% of respondents said they were somewhat or completely dissatisfied with the government. |
The study found that 52% of SPD voters, Chancellor Scholz's political party, are dissatisfied. Among Green Party and Free Democratic Party supporters, which make up the rest of the ruling coalition, 55% and 71% were dissatisfied respectively. | |
The poll commissioned by RTL and NTV media outlets drew on responses from 1,002 people last Thursday through Friday. | The poll commissioned by RTL and NTV media outlets drew on responses from 1,002 people last Thursday through Friday. |
61% of poll respondents agreed with the assessment that the government was acting unprofessionally and chaotically, the survey indicated. | |
Last month, a poll by public broadcaster ARD revealed that only 20% of Germans supported the federal government. | Last month, a poll by public broadcaster ARD revealed that only 20% of Germans supported the federal government. |
Those dissatisfied accused the officials of taking too long to solve pressing issues, as well as failing to set a direction for the country. Some also voiced opposition to the government’s controversial plan to replace millions of home-heating systems throughout the country as well as its growing military support for Ukraine. | |
Against this backdrop, as many as 18% of respondents said they would vote for the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, putting it level with the ruling Social Democrats Party (SPD). | |
In the 2021 elections, the party garnered 10.3% of votes. | In the 2021 elections, the party garnered 10.3% of votes. |
However two-thirds of respondents noted that they did not fully back the AfD’s policies, supporting it merely out of frustration with mainstream parties and the federal government. |
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