the greens are now pulling ahead of the cdu/csu with a 4% increase compared to a month ago. the conservatives have dropped four points, and their partner in the current government, the social democrats, have also lost some support. it is not only the green party. their candidate is riding high. 28% of germans would vote for her if the candidate could be elected directly. the rise of the green party goes hand-in-hand with a drop in the government's approval ratings. a majority of germans now say they are dissatisfied with the work of the government. skepticism has grown about the government's crisis management during the second and third waves of the coronavirus pandemic, and it shows. the election is still more than four months away, and anything could happen in the race, but these numbers show that the greens pose a serious challenge to merkel's conservatives. phil: let's get more on this from our dw political correspondent. i guess the question is -- can the greens maintain this popularity between now and pulling day in september? >> that is indeed a good question, especia

your base case, what will change from a governmental point of view with the greens coming in to a cdu, csuoing to be on a much bigger focus from the parties from a regulatory perspective, from a political perspective, a fiscal perspective for making germany more digital, smarter in terms of infrastructure, and also greener. redoubling down a lot of the efforts already announced. from an investor perspective, we think that will ultimately drive and acceleration of adoption of investment strategies, among institution investors as well as private investors. annmarie: would this be the most welcome coalition for investors? maximilian: most probably, yes. annmarie: what would be a surprise to global financial markets? maximilian: a surprise would be a green led coalition with the green spd. what you might get in the first place is financial markets being somewhat concerned about uncertain developments with regards to regulation, economic policy, and that is only going to settle where you understand where the positions will be. if you get to that point, we also have to look at on the one hand it