The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is further widening its gap over Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc, according to a new nationwide opinion poll released today.
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Germany: AfD widens its lead over Merz’s conservatives in nationwide poll
According to the survey conducted by polling firm Insa and commissioned by tabloid Bild, the opposition AfD gained one percentage point, climbing to 29%. By contrast, the conservatives (CDU/CSU) remained stagnant at 20%.
The opposition Greens also gained one point, reaching 14%, overtaking the Social Democrats (SPD) — the junior coalition partners — who held steady at 13%. The Left party also remained unchanged at 10%.
Election fever sweeps German states after Saxony-Anhalt landslide
The poll was conducted just one week after the AfD’s major victory in the regional elections in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, where the party secured a record-breaking 43.8%.
Two more state elections are set to take place next Sunday, as voters head to the polls in Berlin and the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, following local elections being held today in the northern state of Lower Saxony.
The next federal elections are scheduled for 2029.
