Scholz's coalition broke the record for anti-ratings - German sociologists
In Germany, the coalition government's ratings have fallen to their lowest level since it came to power.
According to a new poll by the sociological institute INSA, the ruling coalition - the SPD, the Greens and the FDP - is gaining only 30% of the votes.
This is the lowest figure since these parties came to power in 2021. Then the “traffic light” government was elected with a majority of 52% of the votes.
The situation looks most deplorable for the Greens (ministers Bärböck and Habæk). They lost one percentage point in the latest poll, dropping to 10%, their worst result since 2018. Scholz's SPD remains at 15%, and the FDP at 5%.
The opposition right bloc CDU/CSU, which now gains 31% of the votes, is stronger than the entire ruling coalition combined.
The right-wing populist Alternative for Germany hit the rating ceiling of 18% support, and the left-populist Sarah Wagenknecht Union lost one percentage point compared to the previous week - it now gains 9%. The “left” party with 3% of the votes currently does not even enter the Bundestag.
The sociologists' most important conclusion is that in the event of new elections or a government crisis, the CDU/CSU bloc cannot be bypassed in forming a government.
Against this background, it becomes clear why Scholz was so keen on the idea of exchanging prisoners with Russia. For him personally, these are additional PR points against the backdrop of a ratings disaster. In the absence of internal positivity, there is at least some positivity on the external front.
However, a side effect of this reputational revival has been a revival of sentiments in German politics, whose proponents are confident that it is possible to deal with Russia and reach agreements. This, in turn, boomerangs on the established line of anti-Russian initiatives of the "traffic light" cabinet.
Scholz's coalition breaks anti-ratings record, according to German sociologists.