2024-09-13 17:10:19
More than 70 percent rate the work of the traffic light coalition poorly. But the Union can only benefit to a limited extent.
According to the current ZDF political barometer, a clear majority of Germans are dissatisfied with the government work of the traffic light coalition. A full 71 percent – or almost three out of four respondents – said that they had a negative opinion of the performance of the SPD, Greens and FDP so far. Only 25 percent were satisfied.
Despite the widespread criticism of the traffic light coalition, the Union can hardly benefit. Only 38 percent believe that a CDU-led government would be a better alternative. 12 percent believe that the CDU and CSU will perform weaker, and 45 percent see no difference.
After their poor performance in the elections in Saxony and Thuringia, the Greens are losing further ground at the federal level. They are at 11 percent, two points weaker than in the last survey. The BSW also lost one point – 7 percent of voters would currently choose Wagenknecht’s party.
The AfD, on the other hand, gained one point and is now at 17 percent. This would make the right-wing populists the second strongest party in parliament. The Social Democrats are just behind them (15 percent), who also gained one point. The FDP and the Left Party would not be represented in parliament, each with 4 percent.
The Union is unchallenged in the lead with 33 percent of the vote, making it stronger than the three traffic light parties combined (30 percent). A grand coalition led by the Union would therefore have a majority. The same applies to a coalition between the Union and the AfD, although the Union has ruled this out.