Record poll low
More than half of Germans are dissatisfied with Olaf Scholz and the traffic light coalition
Economics Minister Robert Habeck (l), Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finance Minister Christian Lindner
© Kay Nietfeld / DPA
According to a recent Insa survey, the majority of citizens are dissatisfied with the traffic light coalition. Overall, no party in Parliament was able to gain percentage points – except for one.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and his traffic light coalition have fallen to their lowest popularity ratings since taking office in December. According to a survey by the opinion research institute Insa for “Bild am Sonntag”, 62 percent of people in Germany are dissatisfied with Scholz’s work – more than ever before. Only 25 percent rate Scholz positively.
The values for the traffic light coalition have also reached a low point. 65 percent are dissatisfied with the work of the federal government, only 27 percent are satisfied. At the beginning of March, 46 percent of people in Germany were still satisfied with Scholz’s work and only 39 percent were dissatisfied. At the time, 44 percent said the traffic light coalition was doing a good job, while 43 percent disagreed.
If the Chancellor were elected directly, Scholz would currently only come in third place. According to the survey, 25 percent would choose Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens), 19 percent for CDU leader Friedrich Merz and only 18 percent for Scholz.
Union most popular among voters
Meanwhile, the Union parties can continue to increase in favor with the voters. In the Sunday trend, which Insa collects weekly for “Bild am Sonntag”, the CDU and CSU come to 28 percent, which is one percentage point more than in the previous week. This puts the Union seven points ahead of the Greens, who reach 21 percent (minus one). The SPD remains unchanged at 19 percent, the FDP loses one point to eight percent. This means that the parties in the traffic light coalition together only have 48 percent.
The AfD is unchanged at twelve percent and the left at five percent. The other parties would have seven percent (plus one) of the votes.
Insa interviewed 1427 people for the representative surveys from Monday to Friday and 1002 people on Friday. The maximum error tolerance is therefore plus/minus 2.8 percentage points.