New poll in Germany puts the AfD at the top of the list of most popular parties among voters
The latest opinion poll in Germany shows that the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) continues to lead the political scene, while the popularity of the ruling coalition parties is declining, thus strengthening the advance of the anti-immigration party, which has now topped the latest opinion polls.
According to a poll published by German public broadcaster ZDF on Friday, if parliamentary elections were held next Sunday, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would maintain 26% of the vote, slightly ahead of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance led by Friedrich Merz, which dropped by one percentage point to 25%.
The poll conducted by the Walloon Institute for Opinion Research reflects a decline in the standing of the Social Democratic Party, whose popularity has dropped by one percentage point to settle at 12%, the lowest level recorded by the party in the channel’s polls.
Based on these results, the current ruling coalition will not be able to achieve a parliamentary majority that would allow it to remain in power.
As for the rest of the political forces, their results according to the poll were as follows: The Green Party received 14% – The Left Party received the support of 11% of voters – The Free Democratic Party received only 3%.
The poll conducted by the Walloon Institute, which surveyed 1,355 voters between April 14 and 16, is not an exception, as other institutes such as YouGov, Insa and Forsa had previously placed the Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany party in the lead.
The biggest margin in favor of the right-wing party is evident in the YouGov poll, which gave the Alternative for Germany (AfD) 27%, a full 4 points ahead of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), which came in second with 23%.
