Society – Hanover – Survey: Lower Saxony’s optimism noticeably clouded – Society
Hanover (dpa/lni) – Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which has been raging for weeks, high inflation rates and the question of energy security are causing people in a survey in Lower Saxony to look to the future with increasing concern. The proportion of those who are concerned about the next twelve months has doubled compared to 2021 to 38 percent, according to an opinion poll by the Allensbach Institute (IfD) on behalf of the Drei Quellen media group.
Last year, 44 percent of Lower Saxony saw the future with hope, so it is currently only 28 percent. “What the numbers from the pollsters show us is extremely dramatic. Due to the war in Ukraine, there is no longer any trace of this. Politicians are urgently required to ensure stability.
According to the information, the new top issue in Lower Saxony is high inflation. According to the most urgent questions that politicians should definitely take care of, 73 percent named the most significant price increases of the past few months. The inflation rate in Lower Saxony in April 2022 was 6.9 percent. “The urgent desire for relief as a result of the explosion in energy prices is unmistakable. Politicians must act immediately here,” demanded Schmidt.
Questions were also asked about the reputation of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. The social democrat from Lower Saxony did not come off well because of his attitude to the Russian invasion: According to the survey, 69 percent of Lower Saxony do not have a good opinion of him, only 13 percent have a positive opinion. According to their own statements, the pollsters interviewed 1,142 people in Lower Saxony for the survey from mid-April to May 4th.
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