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Record Discontent With Germany’s Black‑Red Government as Insa Poll Puts AfD Ahead of Union

Fielded Jan. 5–9 for Bild, the Insa snapshot shows only a two‑point rise in dissatisfaction since Dec. 19.

Overview

  • Seventy‑one percent of respondents say they are dissatisfied with the federal CDU/CSUSPD government, while 22 percent express satisfaction.
  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives majority negative ratings, with 67 percent dissatisfied and 24 percent satisfied with his performance.
  • In party support, AfD stands at 26 percent ahead of the Union at 24 percent, followed by the SPD at 14 percent and the Greens at 12 percent.
  • The Left polls at 11 percent, the FDP at 4 percent, BSW at 3 percent, and other parties collectively at 6 percent.
  • The nationwide survey by Insa for Bild interviewed 1,205 eligible voters from Jan. 5 to 9, as reporting points to a busy year of state elections.