Wednesday May 12, 2021
Ambitious SPD goal
Walter-Borjans imagines 25 percent
In surveys, the SPD is currently lagging behind in third place. However, this does not prevent party leader Walter-Borjans from dreaming of a coalition led by the Social Democrats. He considers a result beyond 20 percent to be realistic in autumn.
The SPD leadership is confident that it will be able to come out of the polling room before the federal election in September. Party leader Norbert Walter-Borjans, however, admitted in the “Spiegel” talk “top talk”: “We are nailed to 15 percent.” Nevertheless, he named 25 percent as a realistic target. This means that SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz could lead a three-party alliance.
The Vice Chancellor was also optimistic on the “ProSieben Spezial Live” show in the evening. “A lot on the current polls, I trust ourselves,” said the finance minister. With a view to a possible chancellorship, he added: “I am very sure that the opportunity exists.” A traffic light coalition with the Greens and the FDP or an alliance with the Greens and the Left would be conceivable.
Walter-Borjans left it open which three-party coalition he favored. With regard to the left and its relationship to NATO, however, he said: “The left must clarify its positions and show whether it is ready to become part of a coalition.” With regard to the FDP, the SPD leader made it clear that it was not possible with his party to lower taxes for top earners. Walter-Borjans described the liberals as “capable of learning” at the same time.
If the Bundestag election were now, the SPD could expect 15 percent according to the current trend barometer from RTL / ntv. Compared to the previous week, that’s one percentage point more. According to the Forsa survey, the other parties came to the following results: Greens 27 percent, CDU / CSU 24 percent, FDP 11 percent, AfD 10 percent and Left 6 percent. 7 percent would choose one of the other parties. At 24 percent, the number of non-voters and undecided people corresponds to the share of non-voters in the 2017 federal election.
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