I saw a German poll from two days ago, which hinted strongly that almost half of the general public is not settled on their voting situation for the 26 September national election.
A big deal? Typically, around a majority (say three-quarters of the population) is somewhat settled upon the party when you look out two months prior to the election. You don't see that presently.
Problems in 'selling' the Chancellor candidates? I'd agree on that being like 80-to-90 percent of the problem. Laschet of the CDU just isn't that thrilling of a politician. Baerbock of the Greens has various issues. Scholz is a decent politician but no one gets excited over the SPD policy matters.
Around 76-percent of the voters turned out in 2017, and 71.5-percent in 2013. It probably wouldn't surprise me if the turnout in this election went down to the 65-percent level.
To the question of coalition-building? There was an enormous amount of energy spent to form the 2017 coalition, and there were a fair number of frustrations in the end. I expect the same (if not more) in 2021's coalition game.
Will this be a one-term period for the Chancellor? If Laschet or Baerbock win....yeah, it's probably a rough four years, and then some harsh swing on the voting agenda.
On the morning of 27 September (Monday).....a lot of non-hyped Germans? I would probably go and suggest that more than half of the population will be lacking in terms of enthusiasm.
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