While the weekly trend barometer offers consolation for the Greens, the Green Economics Minister Habeck is only fourth in the politician ranking, together with Chancellor Scholz.

The Greens have stopped their downward trend for the time being. Compared to the previous week, they gain one percentage point. However, the Green Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck lost eleven points in the politician ranking and fell back to fourth place. In July he had reached number one. In the weekly trend barometer, the SPD loses one point and is now behind the Greens again. The values ??of all other parties do not change.

If the Bundestag were elected now, the parties could expect the following result: CDU/CSU 28 percent (Bundestag election 2021: 24.1 percent), Greens 20 percent (14.8 percent), SPD 18 percent (25.7 percent), AfD 13 percent (10.3 percent), FDP 7 percent (11.5 percent), Left 5 percent (4.9 percent). 9 percent of voters (8.7 percent) would choose other parties. The proportion of non-voters and undecided is 23 percent (23.4 percent).

If the Germans could elect the Federal Chancellor directly and if they had the choice between incumbent Olaf Scholz, Habeck and CDU leader Friedrich Merz, 22 percent of all eligible voters would currently choose Scholz and Merz and only 17 percent would choose Habeck. 38 percent would choose none of the three. In the previous week, Habeck had come to 18 percent.

If those entitled to vote had the choice between Scholz, Merz and the Green Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, 23 percent would still choose Scholz or Merz and 19 percent would choose Baerbock. 35 percent would choose neither Scholz, Merz nor Baerbock. In the previous week, Baerbock had reached 20 percent.

The majority of those entitled to vote (60 percent) still no longer trust any party to deal with the problems in Germany. 13 percent trust the Greens, 10 percent each in the Union parties and the SPD, 3 percent in the FDP and 4 percent in the other parties.

In the ranking of politicians, Daniel Günther, Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, comes in first place, despite also suffering major losses, but together with Baerbock and Hendrik Wüst, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, who also have 45 competence points. Chancellor Scholz achieved fourth place with 44 competence points together with Habeck.

The ranking is different when you ask the supporters of the individual parties. According to these numbers, Habeck comes in first place – no other politician is as popular with supporters of his party as the Vice Chancellor.

The data was collected by the market and opinion research institute Forsa on behalf of RTL Germany from September 20 to 26, 2022. Database: 2505 respondents. Statistical error tolerance: /- 2.5 percentage points. The data for the politician ranking was collected from September 21st to 23rd. Database: 1530 respondents. Statistical error tolerance: /- 3 percentage points.

More information about Forsa here.Forsa surveys commissioned by RTL Germany.