In Germany, barely a quarter of the population, only 23 percent, is satisfied with the left-globalist government coalition, but the situation in the eastern part of the country is even worse, writes Robert Semonsen on The European Conservative.
According to a new poll, the popularity of Germany's left-liberal government coalition has fallen to a devastatingly low level. A poll conducted by the Institut für neue soziale Antworten (INSA) revealed that 69 percent of Germans are dissatisfied with the so-called "traffic light" government of Olaf Scholz (SPD) at the national level, while the situation is even worse in the eastern part of the country, 4 out of 4 almost 3 citizens are dissatisfied, reports the Austrian news agency eXXpress.
While only 23 percent nationwide are satisfied only with the leftist-globalist government coalition, only one in five people in the eastern states, which is 19 percent of the population, are satisfied.
The survey came just days before Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Robert Habeck appealed directly to citizens to reduce their gas consumption in the coming months, warning them that if they don't, the country will run out of reserves this winter.
Earlier this month, the German Retail Federation (HDE), an advocacy organization for the country's retail sector - which comprises more than 300,000 businesses with a total of 3 million employees - sent Habeck a letter warning that
16,000 businesses are on the brink of bankruptcy due to soaring inflation, the ever-weaker purchasing power of the euro, and runaway energy costs.
Unfortunately, however, it remains unclear whether the German government has the political will to take the necessary steps to save the collapsing economy.
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