Opinion satisfaction with the government
Actually, these results should really give the Chancellor something to think about
As of: 8:21 p.m. | Reading time: 2 minutes
WELT editor Hannah Bethke
Source: Marlene Gawrisch/WELT
Hardly anyone in Germany is satisfied with the government – this is also reflected in the high popularity ratings of politicians from the protest parties. But there is also a great need for prudent, civil politics. How does that fit together?
According to the new ARD “Germany Trend”, the federal government has slightly gained in reputation among the population. In this bad state, however, this is no art, because the coalition has hardly anything left to lose.
A look at the numbers cures any traffic light delusion: just 21 percent are satisfied with the government. Who is surprised when one big traffic light project after another degenerates into self-destructive fights between the coalition partners and the longed-for progress is replaced by mutual blockage.
Anyone who demonstrates a lack of teamwork to such an extent is actually provoking the old prophecies of impending “ungovernability”. In any case, no one who still wants to be able to act politically will be able to hide behind the sympathetic statement that these are difficult times.
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What is unusual, however, is the staff from whom the Germans expect improvement. The ranking of the most popular politicians in Germany continues to be led by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) don’t even get that many percentage points together.
But what is even more astonishing is that Ursula von der Leyen, the CDU’s top European candidate, is in second place, at least partially questioning the assumed lack of interest in European issues.
The fact that Sahra Wagenknecht and her new party BSW have already made it to third place in terms of politician satisfaction and is now playing in the same league as CDU leader Friedrich Merz, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck (Greens) and Lindner should not only the federal government, but all established parties alert.
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The numbers show clearly: There is a lot of potential for protest among voters – but also the need for prudent, civil politics.
If the Chancellor didn’t have the well-known Teflon reflex that usually causes such things to roll off, the results would have to give him something to think about too. Because Scholz is in the back row with miserable approval ratings and is doing almost as badly as AfD leader Alice Weidel.