Tuesday, October 19, 2021
RTL / ntv trend barometer
Only for the FDP is it easy to go up
At the traffic light explorations, the Liberals, as the smallest of the three parties, can put their stamp on the exploratory paper. In the RTL / ntv trend barometer, things are going uphill for the FDP afterwards. The SPD remains at the level of success, the Union is in the deep.
In the week after the successful conclusion of the exploratory talks between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP, the three winning parties in the federal election are still doing well in the RTL / ntv trend barometer. If the vote were to take place again next Sunday, 26 percent of the respondents would vote for the SPD and 16 percent of them would vote for the Greens. This corresponds to the result of the trend barometer from the previous week.
With 15 percent, the FDP would even gain one percentage point more. It is possible that the respondents are honoring the negotiating success of the FDP, which, among other things, has put a stop to a general speed limit, tax increases and a relaxation of the debt rule in the traffic light coalition. The fact that, for example, a minimum wage of 12 euros is to be introduced for this did not harm the group around party leader Christian Lindner’s reputation in the electorate.
Union in a downward spiral
The Union, on the other hand, is still at a historically weak 20 percent in the trend barometer. The AfD with 9 percent and the Left with 5 percent are still lagging behind their claims. If the respondents could vote for the Federal Chancellor directly, 53 percent would vote for Olaf Scholz from the SPD and only 8 percent for Armin Laschet from the Union. 39 percent of those surveyed cannot warm up to either of the two.
When it comes to the question of political competence, the Union falls even further: with a loss of another two percentage points compared to the previous week, only 7 percent of those questioned believe that the CDU and CSU are most likely to solve the problems in Germany. The SPD gains 2 percentage points on this question and, with 22 percent, ranks well ahead of the Greens and FDP, with 10 and 9 percent respectively. 48 percent of those questioned do not trust any of the parties to solve the problems.