The current general weather situation with high prices and security concerns is worrying people in Bavaria. Apparently, this also promotes dissatisfaction with politicians. Approval for government work is melting.
Munich (dpa/lby) – The economic crisis, energy shortages and concerns about security and prosperity are also leaving their mark on politics in Bavaria. According to the new Bavaria trend, which was determined by the Infratest dimap institute on behalf of Bavarian Broadcasting, many politicians, but also parties, are clearly losing their feathers. Overall, satisfaction with the work of the state government and opposition in Bavaria has also declined – after satisfaction prevailed at the beginning of the year, more than half of the people (54 percent) are now dissatisfied with the work of the government in Munich.
When looking at the government parties, the CSU loses four points and only comes to 41 percent, while the Free Voters can increase and come to 36 percent satisfaction. However, Bavaria’s approval of their state government is still significantly higher than that of the work of the federal government.
In the so-called Sunday question – i.e. the question of what voters would tick if there were state elections this Sunday – the survey for the CSU as the larger of the two Bavarian governing parties determined an approval rate of 37 percent – an increase of one percentage point compared to the beginning of the year.
The Greens would have 18 percent ( 2), followed by the AfD with 12 percent ( 2) and the smaller coalition partner Freie Wahler with 11 percent ( 3). The SPD would come to only 10 percent – a minus of 4 points compared to BayernTrend at the beginning of the year. The FDP would therefore no longer get into the state parliament with only 3 percent (-4).
However, the popularity ratings of politicians have gone down almost across the board. CSU boss and Prime Minister Markus Söder, like Ilse Aigner (CSU), President of the Landtag, loses 5 points when asked about their popularity – both only get 50 percent approval. Green parliamentary group leader Katharina Schulze, SPD leader Florian von Brunn, FDP parliamentary group leader Martin Hagen and AfD country leader Stephan Protschka all lose easily. Only Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (free voters) and Greens parliamentary group leader Ludwig Hartmann can increase slightly.
Dissatisfaction with politics goes hand in hand with many people’s fear of a loss of prosperity and security. Six out of ten respondents feared that they would no longer be able to pay their bills in the future due to the sharp rise in prices. According to the survey, inflation concerns are lowest among Green voters (36 percent) and highest among AfD supporters at 79 percent.
In principle, only a quarter of those surveyed see reason for optimism. The proportion of optimists fell by 20 percentage points compared to the beginning of the year. On the other hand, almost two-thirds (64 percent) are generally worried – a high value in the BR Bayern trend surveyed since 1998.
The Greens were satisfied with the poll results. “The result clearly shows that many people in Bavaria trust our policies. Since our party was founded, we have stood for policies that make us independent of oil and gas,” said parliamentary group leader Hartmann.
The CSU was pleased that conditions in Bavaria remained stable. “Markus Söder is by far the most popular politician, the Bavarian opposition politicians obviously cannot score with their anti-Bavarian orientation,” said Secretary General Martin Huber. Approval for the state government in Bavaria is significantly greater than for the Berlin traffic light coalition at federal level.
