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German Governing Bloc Slumps to New Low as AfD Leads in Latest INSA Poll

Conducted Sept. 29 to Oct. 2, the poll places the CDU/CSUSPD at 38 percent, the weakest showing since the government took office in May.

Overview

  • The Union polls at 24 percent and the SPD at 14 percent, each down one point from the previous week.
  • The AfD holds at 26 percent and remains the strongest single party in the survey.
  • Die Linke rises to 12 percent, overtaking the Greens, who dip to 11 percent.
  • BSW and the FDP register 4 percent each, leaving both below the Bundestag entry threshold, while other parties total 5 percent.
  • INSA surveyed 1,186 respondents from Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 with a ±2.9 point margin of error, and the governing parties are six points short of a parliamentary majority according to the institute.