Overview

• A Forsa survey released August 13 finds the Alternative for Germany leading with 26 percent support compared with 24 percent for the CDU/CSU alliance
• Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has upheld its May designation of AfD as extremist, granting powers to monitor party activities
• AfD co-leader Alice Weidel has pledged legal challenges to the intelligence ruling while pressing calls to tighten borders and deport undocumented migrants
• The poll reports that 67 percent of Germans are dissatisfied with Chancellor Friedrich Merz following his first 100 days in office, marking his lowest rating to date
• Mainstream parties continue to rule out coalitions with AfD, prompting fresh concerns about governing stability amid the party’s rapid rise