China News Service, April 23. According to Reuters, a poll published on the 22nd showed that German business elites support the Green Party candidate Annalena Baerbock to succeed Chancellor Merkel after the September federal election. .
Baierbok has stated a few days ago that she will participate in the election for prime minister on September 26.
This is the first time the party has run for the post of prime minister in the 40 years since its establishment.
The 40-year-old Beilbok has promised "a fresh start" with a focus on education, digital and green technology investments.
According to a survey of 1,500 business executives conducted by the German Economic Weekly, 26.5% of the respondents supported Beilbok as prime minister, ahead of the pro-business Liberal Democratic candidate Christian Lindner's 16.2% approval rate.
The approval ratings of CDU chairman Armin Laschet and Social Democratic candidate Olaf Scholz are 14.3% and 10.5%, respectively.
About 32.5% of the respondents have not yet decided on their position.