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Kretschmann: Greens not responsible for AfD poll high
Politicians from the CDU and FDP attribute the high approval ratings for the AfD to the policies of the Greens. State chief Kretschmann rejects this – and warns of developments in the political discourse.
The AfD has had high approval ratings in surveys for weeks – in Baden-Württemberg it was 19 percent in a survey by Infratest dimap on behalf of SWR. Politicians from the CDU and FDP accuse the Greens of being responsible for the high soaring with their actions, for example with the Building Energy Act.
Kretschmann, on the other hand, defended the Green Line, which aims to ban fossil fuels from the energy supply. “If you want to fight climate change now and not just talk about it, you’ll end up in people’s boiler rooms.” It is understandable and normal that people initially reacted with incomprehension. “They don’t think that’s funny at first.” Citizens wondered what it was about politics, how someone heats. But it doesn’t work without unreasonable demands, said Kretschmann.