- One in two satisfied with life in Thuringia
A slim majority of 52 percent of Thuringians are satisfied with the living conditions in the Free State, with 14 percent being very dissatisfied. This is according to an Insa survey commissioned by the Thuringian economic association "Die Familienunternehmer" ahead of the September state election.
65 percent of respondents said that economic policy in Thuringia plays a larger role in their voting decision, while 23 percent disagree. The survey is representative, with 1,000 people aged 18 and over in Thuringia being interviewed between July 15 and 22.
For their own work situation, 52 percent of Thuringians consider good economic policy by the state government to be of great or very great importance, while 39 percent disagree. A large majority of 73 percent of respondents wish for more and larger companies in the Free State.
The ruling parties have low values
When asked which party Thuringians trust most to stimulate economic growth, the CDU came in at 24 percent, the AfD, classified as right-wing extremist by the constitutional protection agency, at 21 percent, and the newly founded BSW at 11 percent. The Thuringian ruling parties, Left, SPD, and Greens, each scored in single digits in the survey.
Colette Boos-John, chairwoman of the state association, expressed concern that 64 percent of respondents intended to also vote against the federal coalition government with their vote. "It doesn't help us locally if we elect the loudest critics of the federal government, but nothing changes in economic policy," said Boos-John.
The September state election in Thuringia is an opportunity for residents to express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the current living conditions, as highlighted in the survey. Despite 65% considering economic policy as a significant factor in their voting decision, the ruling parties' trust levels for stimulating economic growth are quite low.
