Olaf Scholz has to lead more, the coalition has to argue less and in general: the Greens are to blame for the brawl. This is how Germans view the quarrels that keep breaking out in the government, according to a survey by the Forsa Institute.
Olaf Scholz has not spoken a word of power, but the Chancellor has clearly called on his coalition partners to calm down. What should mean in the case of the current number one issue, Habeck’s heating law: Agree. For the majority of the population, however, such admonitions are not enough. A whopping 81 percent are of the opinion that Scholz should lead more than before, as the new RTL / n-tv trend barometer from Forsa showed. For just eight percent, the head of government is doing enough to end the conflicts within the coalition.
Who is to blame for the coalition crash
In general, the traffic light gives the impression of a quarrelsome alliance: According to pollsters, 64 percent of Germans believe that there are more disputes between the SPD, Greens and FDP than between the CDU/CSU and SPD in the previous government coalition. Six months ago, only 41 percent shared this view. Four percent believe that there used to be more arguments and 25 percent see no difference between the two coalitions in this respect.
The question arises as to who is identified as the culprit in the ongoing disputes: It is the Greens, which citizens named most frequently at 40 percent. 31 percent of those surveyed assign responsibility for the dispute within the traffic light coalition to the FDP. The SPD, on the other hand, is only responsible for three percent. Not quite a fifth see the blame for all three parties equally.
Red-Green points to Liberals
Unsurprisingly, the answer to the question of guilt differs depending on the political camp. The majority of supporters of the SPD (61 percent) and Greens (77 percent) blame the FDP for the clashes, while the supporters of the FDP (58 percent) see it – as do the supporters of the Union (63 percent) and AfD (75 percent). ) – the Greens as a boo party.
In view of the tense climate in the government, only half of Germans assume that the traffic light will last until the end of the 2025 legislative period. 40 percent believe that the alliance will break up before then. The SPD and the Greens are the most optimistic: 76 percent each believe that the coalition will hold, while the figure for the FDP is only 57 percent.
Source: Stern
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