According to the first opinion polls since Germany's collapse, the SPD, led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has an approval rating of 15.5%.
The Christian Democratic Union CDU/CSU rose by half a point to reach 32.5 percent. support. The Green Party has increased its support by one point to 11.5%, while the liberal FDP has 5% support. This represents an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
The success of far-right views. Why AfD is becoming more popular
“The far-right AfD recorded the biggest increase in support, increasing by 1.5 percentage points to 19.5%. According to Hermann Binkert, director of the Insa Institute, there are two reasons for the rise in support for the far right. “A victory for the coalition and a victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential election,” Bild newspaper reported.
Popularity ranking of German politicians. Finally, Mr. Scholz
In the popularity ranking of politicians, Olaf Scholz was ranked 19th out of 20 included, receiving only 32.7 points (a drop of 1 point compared to the survey before the collapse of the coalition government – Editor). Only Tino Churupala of the AfD achieved a worse result. Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who was sacked by Scholz, is three places higher than the chancellor.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius gained 53.1 points, an increase of 2 points from the previous Bild survey, maintaining his number one ranking with a lead of more than 20 points over Scholz.
Bild pointed out that this could reignite the debate within the SPD over the party's prime ministerial candidate.
Collapse of Germany's coalition government. When will early elections be held?
According to German media, the SPD, the Green Party and the opposition Christian Democratic Party have agreed to hold early elections for the Bundestag on February 23, 2025.
After the collapse of the SPD, Greens and FDP coalition government, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz did not rule out the possibility of holding a vote of confidence in the government later this year. If no vote is taken, the German president can dissolve the Bundestag and order new elections to be held within 60 days. The President has expressed readiness to take these actions.
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