The national conservative party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) continues to strengthen its position in German politics. In a new opinion poll, the party reaches its highest level so far and at the same time overtakes Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc.
The poll, conducted by the polling institute INSA and highlighted by, among others, the news agency Reuters, shows that AfD gathers 28 percent of voter support.
This is the highest result for the party since its founding and means a lead of four percentage points compared to Merz’s center-right alliance, which has lost support in recent weeks.
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Meanwhile, government partner the Social Democrats (SPD) remains at 14 percent. In the opposition, the Greens note a slight drop to 12 percent, while the Left Party holds steady at 11 percent.
AfD became the country’s second largest party in the latest parliamentary election and thus constitutes the largest opposition force, in a situation where the other parties rule out cooperation with the party.
The survey is based on interviews with 1,203 voters and was conducted between April 20 and 24.