The popularity rating of the Soyuz-90 party, which is part of the ruling coalition in Germany, has fallen to its lowest level in the last five years. According to TASS, this is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the sociological institute INSA commissioned by the newspaper BILD am Sonntag.
According to the poll, only 13% of respondents are ready to vote for the Greens (minus 1 percentage point compared to the same poll last week). The last time the party had such a low rating was in 2018.
Against the backdrop of discussions about the negative consequences of anti-Russian sanctions for the German economy, the popularity of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is growing. It improved its position compared to the previous week by 1 percentage point (up to 18%). The rating is headed by the conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions: 28% of respondents are ready to vote for it (unchanged). In second place are the Social Democrats (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD) with 20% (minus 1 p.p.). 9% of survey participants are ready to vote for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) (plus 1 percentage point), for the Left Party (PL) – only 4% (minus 1 percentage point). The survey involved 1,207 people. It was held from 22 to 26 May.
Experts attribute the decline in the rating of the Greens, in particular, to the scandal at the Ministry of Economy, which is headed by Vice Chancellor Robert Habek (The Greens). He recently had to fire his secretary of state, Patrick Greichen, because it became public knowledge that his sister, who is in a family relationship with another state, is on the board of the Berlin branch of the Federation for the Environment (prepares analyzes, conducts research for the Ministry of Economic Affairs). – secretary of the ministry. Local media reproached Khabek for doing nothing to stop such cases of nepotism.
In addition, conflict continues within the government over a controversial bill on heating, initiated by Khabek. It stipulates that from 2024, each newly installed heating system must be 65% powered by clean energy. The law is considered an important component of the plan to turn Germany into a climate-neutral country by 2045, but the population of Germany, given rising energy prices, is generally negative about the bill.
According to INSA, only 27% of respondents said they were satisfied with the work of the ruling coalition (SPD, Greens and FDP). Moreover, 51% of respondents are convinced that the government of Olaf Scholz will fall apart before the end of the legislative period in 2025. Only 31% of survey participants believe that it will last until the next elections to the Bundestag.
Source: Rosbalt
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