The popularity of the German federal government continues to decline. According to a new poll, support for the governing coalition—the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU)—has fallen to a new low, while right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has extended its lead to two percentage points.
A survey by the Insa polling institute for Bild am Sonntag found that the governing coalition reached a record low, with the two governing parties—CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD)—together gained the support of just at just 38%, their weakest result since taking office in early May. The CDU/CSU lost one percentage point compared to the previous week, falling to 24%, while the SPD also dropped by one point to 14%.
If federal elections were held this Sunday, 26% of respondents said they would vote for the AfD, maintaining the party’s result from the previous week. The left-wing Die Linke gained one percentage point (12%), while the Greens lost one (11%). Both the BSW and the FDP remained at 4%, below the 5% threshold required to enter the Bundestag.
