Social Democrats may force the current Chancellor of Germany to withdraw from the upcoming elections.
The current Chancellor of Germany, 66 years old Olaf Scholz wants to be re-elected to his post and lead the German government again after federal elections in the fall of 2025. But he has a catastrophically low rating even among fellow party members, which may prevent his candidacy from the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany).
BILD writes about this.
The publication notes that only a third of Social Democrats would like to see Scholz again as head of government. In addition, the party of the current chancellor itself is supported by only 15% of all Germans.
Due to the politician’s low popularity, fellow party members may force him to abandon his attempt at re-election to the post of Federal Chancellor and nominate a figure more attractive to German voters. According to the publication's analysts, the new candidate from the SPD could be German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
“Of course, it may come to the point that influential forces in the SPD will put pressure on Olaf Scholz not to run again. But even if the same thing happened here as in the USA, it would still be there would be a completely different political situation. We are talking about a completely different position: the chancellor does not have the power of the president, and we do not have a two-party system in Germany. Moreover, the level of economic, political and cultural polarization in the United States is much more serious,” the professor commented on the situation to reporters. political science Michael Koss from Leuphana University in Lüneburg. .
Recall that Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz admitted to old-fashioned habits. In particular, he watches tube TV and also carries documents in a briefcase that is already 40 years old.
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