The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees a narrow majority of the respondents as the winner of the first TV duel against CDU boss Friedrich Merz on Sunday evening. The Greens were disappointed and spoke on Monday about a “duel between yesterday and the day before”, in which no future prospects for Germany were shown.
Party leader Felix Banaszak was mainly criticized that the subject of climate protection, but also central sociopolitical questions, had practically no role. “Unfortunately, the future did not take place,” said Banaszak. “The central survival question of our and the coming generations had no room in a debate over half an hour,” he criticized. Anyway, more and more extreme weather conditions have not been spoken about climate protection.
“Who is the most difficult bone when migration?”
Similarly, in the statements of Scholz and Merz, “did not play a role such as education and childcare,” criticized Banas bag. In particular, the concern about women such as the compatibility of family and work also played “only a subordinate role” in their world, as well as taking care of family members. Instead, Scholz and Merz tried to surpass each other that were “the most difficult bone” in migration and deportation.
Scholz came more credible for viewers
In the survey of the elections of the research group that were carried out online and by telephone, 37 percent of voters who voted rights stated that Scholz was better defeated than Merz. This was announced by the Omroep ZDF. 34 percent saw the CDU boss no difference for 29 percent. The survey is not representative of all voters in Germany, but only for the public of the game. Scholz also came across more credible for the public (42 percent) and more sympathetic (46 percent).
In the credibility and sympathy of the categories, Merz was only able to convince 31 and 27 percent of the respondents. When it comes to expertise, the two opponents did not differ from the viewer’s position, both received 36 percent of the votes. 27 percent of the respondents could not make a difference here.
SPD -Kanselier is in front of women
While Scholz was better received by women and 43 percent (Merz: 29 percent) of the public, CDU boss Merz had previously convinced the men with 40 percent (Scholz: 30 percent). Among the younger respondents, Scholz clearly led to Merz: 47 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds opted for the social-democratic head of government and only 25 percent for the Christian democratic opposition leader.
Source: Krone
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