BERLIN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- If Germans could directly elect the next German chancellor, 28 percent would pick Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), according to a Forsa Institute poll published on Monday.
In December 2018, 48 percent of Germans still preferred Kramp-Karrenbauer to Andrea Nahles, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), and 43 percent thought Kramp-Karrenbauer would be a more suitable German chancellor than current Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
According to the latest Trendbarometer survey conducted by Forsa, the gap between the CDU party leader and Scholz shrank significantly, with 24 percent of German voters favoring Scholz.
The third most popular politician for German chancellor post was Robert Habeck, leader of the Green Party, supported by every fifth voter in Germany, according to the poll.
The majority of Habeck's support came from Green Party supporters, with almost half of supporters stating that the Green leader "can do" the job.
Support for Habeck was also high among supporters of the Left party, with one-third saying they could imagine the head of the Greens as German chancellor, according to Forsa.
Many younger voters between 18 and 29 years of age as well as voters over the age of 60 felt Habeck was suitable for the position.
Only 9 percent of German voters believed Nahles was suitable for chancellor post, although support for the SPD leader was high among supporters of the Left party (Die Linke) at 23 percent.
Many German voters increasingly look favorably on Habeck, who was last month rated as Germany's most important politician above Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in a survey by German public broadcaster ZDF.
