A new INSA poll has revealed potential record electoral support for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). While the conservative CDU/CSU narrowly leads with 25.5%, the AfD follows closely at 25%.
More striking, however, is the AfD’s potential maximum vote: 34% of Germans now say they could imagine voting for the party, the highest figure ever recorded by INSA.
For Christian Democrat (CDU) chancellor Friedrich Merz, the poll brings mixed news. Although his Union bloc has edged slightly ahead of the AfD, the broader trend highlights a shifting political landscape. INSA head Hermann Binkert told Bild
The CDU/CSU and SPD have lost one in ten voters since the federal election. The AfD, at 34%, is at its highest ever measured maximum potential.
Other findings show that Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) remains Germany’s most popular politician, followed by Markus Söder (CSU). Merz himself gained slightly, while Left Party leader Heidi Reichinnek slipped sharply in the rankings.
In the traditional Sunday poll, the SPD came third at 14.5%, with the Greens and Left both at 11%. The new Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) fell to 4%, while the FDP dropped to 3.5%.
