AfD Surges to Second Place as SPD Falls to Fourth in Latest Polls

The Greens overtake the SPD for third place, while the Union remains the strongest party ahead of February's Bundestag election.

The AfD reaches 21% in the ZDF 'Politbarometer,' its highest polling figure in a year, gaining two percentage points since December.
The Union remains the leading party at 30%, despite losing one percentage point in recent polls.
The Greens, with a one-point increase to 15%, surpass the SPD, which drops to 14%, marking a significant shift in party rankings.
In the chancellor preference poll, Robert Habeck (Greens) and Friedrich Merz (CDU) are tied at 27%, while Olaf Scholz (SPD) falls behind at 14%.
Public opinion on potential coalitions shows low favorability for most options, with a CDU-SPD coalition being the least unpopular at 46% approval.