More than half of German voters are dissatisfied with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government and want an early election, according to an opinion poll presented by Bild newspaper.
The result shows that 59 percent of the 1,100 respondents want a new German parliament next year, while 27 percent do not want it. The next national election in Germany is scheduled for autumn 2025.
The Social Democrat Scholz (SPD) and his ruling three-party government have been forced to deal with a painful budget crisis since the country’s constitutional court ruled in November that the government does not have the right to use money that was intended to combat the effects of the corona pandemic to various climate projects.
The budget issue also led to a political crisis within the government as the three parties’ positions on the issue exposed differences and divisions.
The SPD-led German government also includes the Greens and the liberal FDP.
Earlier this week, however, the acute budget crisis for the year 2024 was resolved and the so-called debt brake could be loosened. Several government investments in climate change are decreasing and large savings are to be expected next year.
This was announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday morning.
Scholz stated at the same time that the debt brake can be lifted if it is necessary to be able to guarantee German financial support to Ukraine.