Popular support for the right-conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) has, for the fourth time in the last few months, climbed to a new record high. Amid a deluge of problems facing the nation, including skyrocketing illegal immigration numbers, soaring prices, and a stagnant economy, the left-liberal political class in Germany has, so far, refused to address the concerns of working-class Germans. But even they are beginning to change their tune.
Two polls, conducted by opinion research firms Forsa and the GMS Institute, found that nationwide support for the AfD now stands at 23% and 22%, respectively, marking the highest nationwide value recorded by both polling firms to date, the Berlin-based daily Die Welt reported.
At GMS, the AfD maintained its upward trajectory from its previous high, gaining two points compared to August’s survey. With the AfD at 23%, this narrows the gap between the AfD and the establishment CDU/CSU to a mere four points, as the Union holds steady at 27%.
Collectively, the ruling left-liberal ‘traffic light’ coalition now commands only 37% of the national vote, according to the GMS poll. Support for the SPD, the senior coalition partner, dropped one point to 16%, while support for the junior coalition partners, the Greens and the FDP, now stand at 15% and 6%, respectively.
Popular support for the anti-globalist AfD also climbed to a new all-time high in Forsa’s estimations, which, over the years, has rated the party slightly lower than other polling firms. Nevertheless, the institute approximates that the AfD now stands at 22%, up one point from Forsa’s previous opinion poll. The Union, meanwhile, registered 27%, while the SPD, Greens, and FDP, would garner 16%, 14%, and 6%, respectively, if the vote were held this weekend.
The AfD, according to both polls, has now more than doubled its results from Germany’s 2021 federal election, where it collected 10.3% of the vote.
The AfD’s electoral rise persists despite the ongoing smear campaign against the party by Germany’s mainstream press; regional intelligence agencies categorizing the party and its youth wing as ‘right-wing extremists’ or ‘suspected right-wing extremists’; the chief of the federal spy agency BfV calling on citizens not to vote for the party; the head of Thuringian intelligence agency, the LfV, comparing AfD voters to Nazis; and the Federal President and other top left-globalist leaders threatening to ban the party outright.
As previously covered by The European Conservative, AfD voters now encompass voters from diverse age groups, educational backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses. Notably, Germans making over €4,000 per month are most likely to be willing to support the AfD.
And as the AfD’s electoral ascent shows no sign of abating anytime soon, Germany’s liberal parties appear to have begun to take note. Now, even globocrats from the Green party, whether they mean it or not, have started calling for the tightening of rules around illegal migration.
Politicians from the liberal, free-market FDP have also called for new measures to deal with the problem.
