
AfD Overtakes CDU/CSU: Merz Faces Record Unpopularity
New survey finds 80% dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz’s performance.

New survey finds 80% dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz’s performance.

While the AfD is hitting 26% in the polls, the Chancellor now retains the confidence of just one in five citizens.

CSU chairman Markus Söder remains the most popular government leader at 27%, even after a six-point decline.

The CSU mayor is accused of tampering with postal ballots, either altering the contents or substituting envelopes, according to Schweinfurt prosecutors.

The CDU victory and AfD’s historic 19.5% are set to alter the political balance in western Germany.

The right-wing populist party is predicted to garner 20%, amid a dispute with the CDU in Germany and in the European Parliament over migration policy.

“What we are seeing now is that the political map of Europe has changed, but some parties are still trying to behave as if nothing had happened.”

The right-wing populist party reached 19% in Sunday’s state elections, while the SPD collapsed and the liberals did not make it into parliament.

AfD candidate Bernhard Pepperl captured the direct mandate in Mannheim I with 22.3% of the first votes, ahead of both CDU and Green rivals.

Despite rising political pressure to secure borders, German authorities are struggling to locate migrants, with ‛not found’ cited as the primary reason for failed removals.