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Economics Minister Robert Habeck
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Russia's attack on Ukraine has brought Germany's dependence on Russian energy into focus - and put the federal government under pressure.
Now the traffic light parties are trying to find other suppliers and energy sources.
But that turns out to be difficult.
At the center of efforts to deal with the energy crisis is Green Economics Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck.
He recently warned of forced cutbacks in the gas supply during a shortage in winter.
From the point of view of the population, Habeck is doing well in managing the energy crisis, as a survey by the opinion research institute Civey for SPIEGEL shows.
A total of 50 percent find Habeck's energy crisis management good - 26 percent rate it as "very positive", 24 percent as "rather positive".
On the other hand, 37 percent consider Habeck's performance in this question to be poor (25 percent "very negative", 12 percent "rather negative").
The statistical error is up to 2.5 percentage points.
(Background on the Civey methodology can be found here.)
It is remarkable how different the assessments of Habeck's crisis management are in East and West Germany.
In the east, negative reviews (48 percent) outweigh positive ones (41 percent).
In the West, the relationship is reversed, with 52 percent considering Habeck's performance as positive and 35 percent as negative.
Habeck's crisis management is particularly well received by people who lean towards the Greens.
Here, an overwhelming majority of 93 percent believe the minister is doing a good job.
Habecks also comes off well with supporters of the coalition partner SPD: Two thirds (66 percent) rate his crisis management positively, just 18 percent negatively.
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