A survey released Wednesday found that four in 10 German voters are concerned about the country’s political future.
With less than seven weeks until the February 23 federal election, 39% of respondents told YouGov pollsters they were concerned, and 15% said they were dissatisfied with their political leaders.
Prime Minister Olaf Scholz’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) has “problems with trust and competence”, with 50% of those surveyed saying they do not want the SPD to be part of the next government. was found in the investigation. Some 46% of people said the SPD was responsible for Germany’s current economic crisis, and only 11% felt the party was capable of dealing with the economy.
The survey also found that even those who voted for the SPD in the past have lost trust, with only a few of those who chose the centre-left in 2021 still feeling the party cares about them. It was also revealed that only 55% of respondents
Conservatives have a clear lead
As with other polls, the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and its sister party in Bavaria, the CSU, were clearly in the lead with less than two months to go until the election.
Some 29% of respondents said they would vote for the CDU/CSU, followed by the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 21%.
Meanwhile, the SPD is aiming for a historic low of 16%, with its coalition partner the Greens in fourth place with 14%.
The pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), which broke away from the coalition government in November and triggered a government collapse that led to early elections, hovered around the 5% hurdle needed to enter parliament.
The YouGov poll recorded the opinions of 1,908 voters in early January.
es/lo (dpa, YouGov)
