However, a significant majority – 55 percent – expressed disapproval, while 10 percent remained undecided The findings come after the 56-year-old Green Party politician relinquished his seat in the Bundestag, though he did not explicitly rule out a future return to public service
The survey highlights the still-considerable polarization surrounding the Vice Chancellor of Germany’s governing coalition Support for a Habeck comeback is overwhelmingly strong amongst Green Party supporters, with 90 percent indicating approval Conversely, only 3 percent of voters affiliated with the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) share this view Among supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), 45 percent would welcome his return and 53 percent of Left Party (Die Linke) adherents agree Voters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) are predominantly opposed, with 61 percent against a comeback, though 28 percent expressed support
Notably, there is a significant gender disparity in the responses, with 42 percent of women viewing a return to office positively, compared to just 28 percent of men
The data was collected via telephone interviews conducted on August 28th and 29th, based on a representative sample of 1,007 respondents
