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Use only with the source “DeutschlandTrend im ARD Morgenmagazin”
Germany trend in the ARD morning magazine:
Majority considers nuclear phase-out to be wrong at this point in time
A majority of German citizens speak out against the nuclear phase-out, which will be completed on Saturday with the shutdown of the last three nuclear power plants. Six out of ten respondents (59 percent) in the current DeutschlandTrend for the ARD morning show consider the political decision wrong, only a third (34 percent) right. It was completely different 13 years ago. When asked whether to vote for a phase-out of nuclear energy, 62 percent were in favor of this, only 32 percent were of the opposite opinion.
Approval for the end of nuclear power is currently only in the age group of 18 to 34 year olds (50:39 percent), in the group of middle and older age groups the rejection predominates. The turning point after more than six decades of nuclear energy in Germany is evaluated differently by the supporters of the parties. While supporters of the Greens (82 percent) and the SPD (56 percent) welcomed the end of nuclear energy, supporters of the Union parties (83 percent) and AfD (81 percent) opposed it almost unanimously, the supporters: Within the FDP (65 percent), a majority vote against an exit.
Germans worry about rising energy prices
The majority of German citizens have great concerns that the shift towards more climate-friendly energy will also mean that energy prices will continue to rise. Two out of three respondents across all age and demographic groups are very concerned (26 percent) or very much (40 percent) about an increase in energy prices. Only a third worry little (25 percent) or not at all (7 percent). In addition, it is only the supporters of the Greens who, for the most part, see no reason to fear rising energy prices in the energy transition.
Sunday question: Hardly any changes, Union loses slightly, SPD increases
There are hardly any changes in party preferences in the current Germany trend in the ARD morning magazine. If there were a federal election next Sunday, the Union would lose one percentage point compared to the previous week and slip below the 30 percent mark, but would remain the clearly strongest faction at 29 percent. The SPD could improve by one percentage point and would therefore come to 19 percent. Bündnis90/Die Grünen could also keep their result (17 percent) as could the FDP (7 percent) and the AfD (15 percent). The left would miss the leap into the Bundestag with an unchanged 4 percent.
study information
The ARD-DeutschlandTrend is a random-based telephone and online survey by Infratest dimap on behalf of the ARD morning magazine. A total of 1,204 eligible voters in Germany were surveyed from April 11 to 12, 2023 (707 telephone interviews and 497 online interviews). Missing values of 100 percent mean: don’t know / no answer.
The margin of error is 2 (at a share value of 10 percent) to 3 (at a share value of 50 percent) percentage points.
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The questions in full:
- The last three nuclear power plants in Germany are to be shut down at the end of the week. Do you think it’s right that Germany is phasing out nuclear power, or do you think that’s wrong?
- Are you very concerned, very concerned, not very concerned or not at all concerned that energy prices will continue to rise as a result of the energy transition towards more climate-friendly energy?
- Which party would you vote for if there were a general election next Sunday?
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