Overview
- Berlin’s support climbed in a DOSB‑commissioned Dimap survey, with the Friday poll conducted March 19–25 finding 38% in favor and 22% rather in favor.
- The new results mark a reversal from November, when a Civey poll for the Tagesspiegel found 67% of respondents opposed a Berlin bid.
- In Hamburg, an NDR representative survey reported 50% view a bid rather negatively and 41% rather positively, with a local referendum scheduled for May 31.
- Hamburg’s Senate drew fire from the Nolympia campaign for running Olympic ads in nearby Kiel and for sending teaching materials to schools that critics say slant pro‑bid.
- Cost worries dominate opposition across surveys, with residents citing high spending, fear of money being pulled from other services, and rising rents as key concerns.