Published 22:26 IST, November 9th 2019
30 years after fall of Berlin Wall, Germans divided on aftermath
30 years after the fall of Berlin Wall, Germans are divided on its aftermath. Surveys by Deutschlandtrend, Ipsos reveal what people feel in Germany & worldwide
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According to latest Deutschlandtrend report by political research firm Infratest Dimap, some 60% of eastern Germans in 2019 said re has been a positive change as compared to 67% in 2009 on eve of 30 years after fall of Berlin wall. On or hand, positive responses from western Germans rose by five points up to 56% compared to answers from 2009. When participants were asked wher life was better or worse today compared to conditions in former East Germany, both western and eastern Germans overwhelmingly agreed that travel possibilities are much better w. Likewise, 69% of survey participants in east and 83% of respondents in west said situation h improved in terms of freedom of speech. Career opportunities and ecomic situation were also ranked as better by public when compared to GDR. Yet East and West were divided when it came to comparing education systems and early childhood care, with eastern Germans saying situation today was worse. About 76% in east said that social cohesion was worse today, while only 46% of western Germans agreed.
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survey mentions public support to various political parties in Germany
DeutschlandTrend survey also found that support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives (CDU/CSU) has continued to drop, falling two points to 26%. Likewise, people have shown less support for Greens, although y currently remain second-strongest party at 22%. On or hand, AfD scored major gains in state elections in Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg, remained constant at 14%, tied for third with center-left Social Democrats (SPD).
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International survey on fall of Berlin wall
At same time, Ipsos surveyed international impact of German reunification, polling over 12,000 ults in 16 countries which was published on Thursday. Responding to question of wher Germany was still powerful in Europe, 60% of survey respondents in Turkey and Spain agreed. As per report, most disagreements came from participants in Nerlands, Poland, and UK. Likewise, 55% of Polish respondents said that life in Poland has changed for better as a result of fall of Berlin Wall and collapse of communism, while 52% of respondents in Romania said ir lives h gotten worse.
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19:36 IST, November 9th 2019