The Politbarometer (lit. political barometer) is a long-standing German election poll and television program on ZDF. The program is aired monthly, usually on Friday evenings. During the program, the survey results are presented. The survey is conducted since 1977 by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (FGW). The polling of the Politbarometer includes: The "political mood" in Germany The projection - "if next Sunday were federal elections" (, lit. "Sunday question") Ratings of the most important politicians Survey on current topics from politics and business Presenters Current presenters since 2014: Matthias Fornoff since 2014: Antje Pieper (substitute) Former presenters until 2010: Bettina Schausten 2010–2014: Theo Koll Detlef Sprickmann Horst Schättle Klaus Bresser Klaus-Peter Siegloch Barbara Groth Thomas Bellut Ralph Schumacher (substitute) Literature Andreas M. Wüst (ed.): Politbarometer. Leske + Budrich, Opladen 2003. External links Official page of Forschungsgruppe Wahlen Official page of Politbarometer at ZDF.de ZDF original programming German television news shows 1977 German television series debuts 1980s German television series 1990s German television series 2000s German television series 2010s German television series German-language television shows Opinion polling in Germany