Only one in ten German voters (11%) is satisfied with how the current German government is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, 32% of respondents expressed a desire for the European Union to provide Ukraine with greater support, while 41% are against it.
These survey data from the D Part think tank were published by The Times.
In addition, 68% of respondents are worried or very worried that Germany could become involved in an armed conflict in Europe in the next few years. Such concerns are most popular among supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), but they are also shared by most voters who support other parties, particularly the SPD and CDU/CSU.
At the same time, the study showed that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has “alienated” almost everyone with his stance on Ukraine: voters who believe he should do more for Ukraine, voters who want peace with the Kremlin, and voters torn between the two sides.
Germany is Ukraine’s second largest donor after the United States, but Scholz himself, according to his allies, is pursuing a “middle course between hawks and doves.” That is, he is trying to provide Kyiv with as much help as possible without provoking Moscow and trying not to upset pacifist-minded German voters.
Let us recall that in September, state elections were held in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg. Only in Brandenburg did Scholz’s Social Democrats manage to win – with a minimal advantage they beat the “Alternative for Germany”, which came first in the other two states. At the same time, the head of the state, Dietmar Woidke, avoided using Scholz in his election campaign, fearing that the chancellor’s poor popularity would work against him.
The government coalition’s rating fell to 28% in September. At the start of the government of the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats, it was 52%.
Source: Racurs
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