Scholz has hardly moved into the Chancellery – according to the survey, the majority of Germans have already decided: The SPD politician will probably not go beyond one term of office.
Berlin – Almost two thirds of the people in Germany do not believe that Olaf Scholz will remain Federal Chancellor for more than four years.
According to a survey by the YouGov opinion research institute on behalf of the German Press Agency, 20 percent of those questioned expect the traffic light government of the SPD, Greens and FDP, led by the SPD politician, to break up before the next federal election.
Another 44 percent assume that Scholz will remain in office for four years but will not be re-elected. Only 16 percent expect a second term of office for the now 63-year-old. And just 1.3 percent of those surveyed trust Scholz to remain in office for as long as his predecessor Angela Merkel (CDU): 16 years.
Scholz is elected in the Bundestag
On Wednesday, Scholz is to be elected ninth Chancellor of the Federal Republic in the Bundestag. He has stated several times that he sees the traffic light government as a long-term project beyond this electoral term. The coalition is coming “to work together in a friendly way and to be re-elected,” he said on Saturday at the SPD party congress at which the delegates approved the coalition agreement.
He also promised to courageously tackle the upcoming challenges: “Germany can take off,” he said. However, the population does not expect such a departure. Not even a quarter of the people in Germany (22 percent) expect major changes from the new government. 51 percent of those surveyed believe that the traffic light will change little. 16 percent do not expect any changes at all. 11 percent do not provide any information.
A clear majority of people in Germany (55 percent) are satisfied with the work of the outgoing Chancellor Merkel over the past 16 years. Only 38 percent are dissatisfied in the survey. 7 percent do not provide any information. dpa
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