Study title

Judgement on parties and politicians on the state parliament election in the Saarland. Topics: Eligible voter status of respondent; city size; most important political problems of the Saarland; intent to participate in the election; intent to use absentee ballot; party preference (first vote and second vote); certainty of one´s voting decision; behavior at the polls in the last state parliament election; attitude to an SPD one-party government; coalition preference; sympathy scale for the parties at state as well as federal level and for the top politicians at the federal as well as state level; satisfaction with the SPD government in the Saarland and with the opposition party as well as with the achievements of the Federal Government; preference for prime minister; judgement on the current prime minister; judgement on the economic situation of the Saarland and economic forecast; assessment of personal economic situation and expected further development; comparison of the economic situation of the Saarland with the rest of the federal territory; ability of an SPD-led or a CDU-led state government in economic questions, the fight against unemployment, the fight against crime and environmental protection; expected winner in the state parliament election in the Saarland; expected chances for a one-party government of the SPD and assessment of the chances of the FDP and Greens to obtain seats in the state parliament; union member in household; religiousness; unemployed and close persons whose job is endangered; personal job security; party inclination and party identification.