The first poll after the German breakup shows that support for SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz remains at 15.5 percent.
Christian Democratic Union CDU/CSU gained half a percentage point, reaching 32.5 percent. support. Greens increased their support by 1 percentage point, reaching 11.5%, and liberal FDP 5% support voters, which means an increase of 0.5 percentage points.
Opinion success of the far right. Reasons for the growing popularity of AfD
“She recorded the greatest increase in support far-right AfDwhich reached 19.5 percent, gaining 1.5 percentage points. According to the head of the Insa institute, Hermann Binkert, support for the far right is growing for two reasons: the collapse of the coalition and Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections,” Bild reported.
Popularity ranking of German politicians. Scholz at the end
In the popularity ranking of politicians Olaf Scholz ranks 19th out of 20 people included, scoring only 32.7 points (a drop of 1 point compared to the survey before the collapse of the coalition – ed.). Only the result was worse Tino Chrupalla from AfD. Minister of Finance dismissed by Scholz Christian Lindner he is three places ahead of the chancellor.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius maintains first place in the rankinggaining 2 points compared to the last “Bild” survey and achieving a result of 53.1 points, which gives him an advantage of over 20 points over Scholz.
“Bild” noted that this may revive the debate in the SPD about the party's candidates for chancellor.
The collapse of the coalition in Germany. When are the early elections?
SPD, the Greens and the opposition Christian Democrats agreed that early elections to the Bundestag will be held on February 23, 2025. – German media reported.
After collapse of the government coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the Chancellor's FDP Olaf Scholz did not rule out holding a vote of confidence in his government this year. If no vote takes place, the German president will be able to dissolve the Bundestag and order new elections, which must be held within 60 days. The President expressed his readiness to take these actions.