Most Germans Want New Government, Early Election, Poll Shows
- Recent budget ruling has snowballed into political crisis
- Support for Scholz-led coalition has cratered since 2021
Christian Lindner, Robert Habeck, and Olaf Scholz, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Dec. 13.
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More than half of German voters are so dissatisfied with Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s coalition government that they want early elections, according to a survey.
The poll for Bild, released on Saturday, showed that 59% of the 1,001 people surveyed would prefer elections for a new German parliament in 2024, while 27% oppose such a move. Regular elections are due in fall 2025.