Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Sept. (LaPresse) – The AfD has reached 30 per cent in national voting intentions and, for the first time, is 10 points ahead of the CDU-CSU, which remains at 20 per cent. This is according to a new poll by the GMS institute, which shows the Union recording its lowest figure ever recorded by the institute, whilst the AfD reaches an all-time high. Compared with the previous survey in mid-July, the CDU-CSU have lost three percentage points, whilst the AfD has gained two. The Greens have risen by one percentage point to 14 per cent, as has Die Linke, to 11 per cent. The SPD remains stable at 11 per cent. The FDP and BSW, on the other hand, are below the 5 per cent threshold. With these figures, the CDU-CSU and SPD majority would no longer have the numbers to govern. The result also confirms the AfD’s significant lead over the Union: in the February 2025 federal elections, the CDU/CSU secured 28.5 per cent and the AfD 20.8 per cent. According to another poll, conducted by INSA, 78 per cent of respondents believe that Friedrich Merz is no longer the right chancellor for Germany. Only 14 per cent, by contrast, answered in the affirmative, whilst 8 per cent did not express a preference. Even among CDU and CSU voters, the negative view prevails: 58 per cent no longer consider Merz to be the right chancellor, compared with 36 per cent who support him. The elections on 20 September in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin will also weigh heavily on Merz’s political future. Following the CDU’s poor result in Saxony-Anhalt, further defeats could heighten internal tensions within the Union and fuel the debate over a possible replacement for the Chancellor. Among the names being mooted are the President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wuest, and the Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Söder.
Germany: poll shows AfD soaring to 30 per cent, 10 points ahead of the CDU-CSU nationally
Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Sept. (LaPresse) – The AfD has reached 30 per cent in national voting intentions and, for the first time, is 10 points ahead of the CDU-CSU, which remains at 20 per cent. This is according to a new poll by the GMS institute, which shows the Union recording its lowest figure ever recorded by the institute, whilst the AfD reaches an all-time high. Compared with the previous survey in mid-July, the CDU-CSU have lost three percentage points, whilst the AfD has gained two. The Greens have risen by one percentage point to 14 per cent, as has Die Linke, to 11 per cent. The SPD remains stable at 11 per cent. The FDP and BSW, on the other hand, are below the 5 per cent threshold. With these figures, the CDU-CSU and SPD majority would no longer have the numbers to govern. The result also confirms the AfD’s significant lead over the Union: in the February 2025 federal elections, the CDU/CSU secured 28.5 per cent and the AfD 20.8 per cent. According to another poll, conducted by INSA, 78 per cent of respondents believe that Friedrich Merz is no longer the right chancellor for Germany. Only 14 per cent, by contrast, answered in the affirmative, whilst 8 per cent did not express a preference. Even among CDU and CSU voters, the negative view prevails: 58 per cent no longer consider Merz to be the right chancellor, compared with 36 per cent who support him. The elections on 20 September in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin will also weigh heavily on Merz’s political future. Following the CDU’s poor result in Saxony-Anhalt, further defeats could heighten internal tensions within the Union and fuel the debate over a possible replacement for the Chancellor. Among the names being mooted are the President of North Rhine-Westphalia, Hendrik Wuest, and the Minister-President of Bavaria, Markus Söder.