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The current head of the German government, Olaf Scholz, has less and less chance of being re-elected chancellor, as the gap in the polls between him and CDU leader Friedrich Merz is deepening, reports Bild.
While the Social Democrat chancellor currently enjoys the support of only 14-16% of voters, 31-33% of supporters said they are ready to vote for his main rival, narrowing the gap between the two candidates in the polls to 15-19 points, show surveys.
By comparison, ahead of the 2021 elections, the CDU/CSU bloc enjoyed the support of 27% of voters in opinion polls and came out ahead of Scholz's party by just a 9.5% margin. In that time, the leader of the Social Democrats managed to leave his rivals behind, a feat that experts say is almost impossible to repeat.
"While Scholz can still catch up [with Merz], he can no longer cross him, as the gap between the SPD (Social Democratic Party - TASS) and the CDU/CSU is too big to bridge," said Hermann Binkert, who heads the INSA institute. If this trend is maintained, Scholz will "lose the post of chancellor", he believes.
Earlier, Scholz said in an interview with T-online that he would like to be elected for another term as the head of the German government and that he was making every effort to win the next election. He argued that he has "the longest record as a government official, a clear policy course and strong nerves."
On December 27, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament and called early elections for February 23 after the Bundestag failed to give Chancellor Scholz a vote of confidence.
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