Opinion poll
Satisfaction with the federal government drops to 19 percent
Christian LIndner (FDP), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) at the half-time meeting of the Federal Cabinet at Schloss Meseberg. photo
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At the beginning of August, satisfaction with the federal government was still 21 percent. Now there are new numbers. But there was also a question about basic child security.
In the Sunday question, the SPD comes to 16 percent and thus loses one percentage point compared to the beginning of August. The Union increases by 2 percentage points and is the strongest force at 29 percent. The Greens come to 14 percent (-1). The FDP is at 6 percent (-1). The AfD improves by one point to 22 percent.
Election polls are generally always subject to uncertainties. Among other things, declining party ties and increasingly short-term voting decisions make it difficult for the opinion research institutes to weight the data collected. Infratest dimap gives a statistical error tolerance of two to three percentage points. In principle, surveys only reflect the opinion at the time of the survey and are not a forecast of the outcome of the election.
How is basic child security received?
According to the survey, the federal government’s agreement on the introduction of basic child security meets with approval from the majority of the population. For 60 percent of those surveyed, it is therefore going in the right direction. For every third (33 percent) the measure goes in the wrong direction.
From 2025, various state benefits for children are to be included in basic child security, in addition to child benefit, for example child citizenship benefit and child supplement for families with low incomes. The aim is to reach more people through a better overview, simple digital applications and active information for families about the benefits to which they are entitled.
Respondents see the economy (28 percent) and immigration and flight (26 percent) as the most important political problems. According to the survey, both of these topics have gained in importance in recent months. At the beginning of April, the economy was only mentioned by 7 percent of those surveyed – an increase of 21 percentage points. Immigration and flight increased by 7 points over the same period.