Overview

• SPD polling drops to 13 percent in the latest ARD-Deutschlandtrend, its weakest result since January 2020.
• An INSA survey for BILD puts the party at 14.5 percent, down one point from the previous week.
• Combined support for the SPD–Union coalition stands at just 42.5 percent, below the threshold for a parliamentary majority.
• At the late June party congress, co-chair Lars Klingbeil was re-elected with only 64.9 percent backing, underscoring deep factional rifts.
• The far-right AfD and left-wing parties Die Linke and the Greens have capitalized on SPD losses, each gaining ground in recent surveys.