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Germany's AfD Party Leads Merz's CDU/CSU by 8 Points – Poll
Germany's AfD Party Leads Merz's CDU/CSU by 8 Points – Poll
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The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is leading Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc by eight percentage points in popularity among Germans, according to an Insa poll conducted for the Bild newspaper this week.
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If federal elections were held this weekend, 29% of respondents would vote for the AfD, while 21% would support the CDU/CSU, the July 13-17 poll showed. Only 13% of 1,201 respondents would vote for the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is part of the coalition government. Under this scenario, the CDU/CSU and SPD would not secure a parliamentary majority without the Greens, who also polled at 13%. Another possible coalition could consist of the AfD and the CDU/CSU, but Merz has repeatedly ruled out working with the right-wing party. A study by the Forsa sociological institute found earlier in the week that 85% of Germans negatively assessed Merz's performance as chancellor, while 82% expressed dissatisfaction with the work of his cabinet.
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Germany's AfD Party Leads Merz's CDU/CSU by 8 Points – Poll
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is leading Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc by eight percentage points in popularity among Germans, according to an Insa poll conducted for the Bild newspaper this week.
If federal elections were held this weekend, 29% of respondents would vote for the AfD, while 21% would support the CDU/CSU, the July 13-17 poll showed. Only 13% of 1,201 respondents would vote for the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is part of the coalition government.
Under this scenario, the CDU/CSU and SPD would not secure a parliamentary majority without the Greens, who also polled at 13%. Another possible coalition could consist of the AfD and the CDU/CSU, but Merz has repeatedly ruled out working with the right-wing party.
A study by the Forsa sociological institute found earlier in the week that 85% of Germans negatively assessed Merz's performance as chancellor, while 82% expressed dissatisfaction with the work of his cabinet.
