Most Germans want Olaf Schultz to step down from the presidency

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Tagus Spiegel newspaper, the results of the latest INSA survey show that the vast majority of German citizens want the resignation of Olaf Schultz, the Chancellor of Germany.

Therefore Almost two-thirds of German people want the chancellor to change from Olaf Schultz to Boris Pistorius, the German defense minister.

According to this survey commissioned by the publication “Bild” is done 64 percent of citizens want the secretary of defense, who recently regularly topped polls of the most popular politicians and on this list, should succeed Schultz at the head of the government during the legislative period that runs until 2025.

The results of this survey show that 25 percent disagree with this issue and 11 percent said they were unaware. However, such a change is generally considered very unlikely.

Based on the results of this poll, a somewhat more likely scenario is a duel between Schultz and Friedrich. Mertz, head of the rival Christian Democratic Party, would be roughly favored by 26 percent if the chancellor were elected directly by citizens. 23% will vote for Schultz and 43% do not want any of them.

But with the presence of Pistorius in this competition, the result will be reversed: 25% For Pistorius, 23% for Mertz as chancellor and again an overwhelming majority (39%) for neither. However, in reality, the chancellor in Germany is not directly elected, but rather by the Bundestag. Even among supporters of the Social Democratic Party, more respondents are in favor of such a change in the chancellor (47.9 versus 47.1 percent). has covered On the one hand, there are the angry protests of farmers and their recent attack on German chancellor Robert Haubeck. On the other hand, due to such measures, there is a growing concern about the cohesion of society, about the radicalization of certain environments – and also about the stability of democracy.

The concern is fueled by polls showing the far-right Alternative for Germany party, which is partly classified as far-right, could become the strongest force in state elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg in September. In last October’s state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, the extremist party had already made significant gains, achieving results that exceeded the potential for right-wing parties in Germany.

The results of another recent poll commissioned by the Die Sight magazine also showed that, according to many Germans, the new year is the year in which the government coalition known as the traffic light consisting of social democratic parties , the greens and liberal democrats collapse. Based on this, according to the majority of Germans, the traffic light coalition will no longer be in charge of the government at the end of next year. and this year this extreme party hopes to gain more in the European elections in June and especially in the state elections in September (Saxony, Thuringia, Brandenburg).

The results of another recent poll on the popularity of German politicians also showed that Olaf Schultz, the German chancellor, is the big loser of the year, and his popularity is even lower than that of the leader of the extreme Alternative for Germany party.

German citizens see democracy in their country at risk

In this situation, out of every ten German citizens Seven people are worried about democracy in Germany. This is the result of an online survey conducted by the opinion research institute Sivy among about 5,000 German citizens aged 18 and over. Accordingly, 72 percent of the participants answered the question: Do you think democracy is in danger in Germany?

Accordingly, about a fifth ( 21 percent) answered negatively, seven percent are undecided. Concern about democracy is as high in the East (74 percent) as in the West (72 percent). The results of this survey show that 20 percent of the surveyed people expect that Germany will experience another form of government other than democracy in this century.

Zhor Authoritarian, right-wing and far-right forces can be seen internationally. A possible shift to the right is expected in June’s European elections. In the Netherlands, right-wing populist Geert Wilders celebrated an election victory at the end of last year. Observers warn that Donald Trump’s re-election victory in the US presidential elections in November could seriously undermine the Western model of democracy.

According to a unique poll Support for democracy is high among the German population. When asked “Do you want Germany to remain a democracy in the future?” 91% of participants answered yes, and 83% also stated that they consider democracy to be the best form of government.

However, there is a regional difference here. Yes: while 87 percent in the West German federal states consider democracy the best form of government, only 70 percent in the East German federal states have this opinion.

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