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Union Edges AfD in New ZDF Poll as Germany Enters High‑Stakes Election Year

Fresh ZDF polling shows a one-point Union lead, with most voters rejecting AfD-led state governments.

Brandenburger wünschen Neuwahl, SPD und CDU streben trotz Kritik eine Koalition an.
Brandenburgs Ministerpräsident Dietmar Woidke
Die Mehrheit der Menschen in Deutschland sieht einer Umfrage zufolge eine akute Bedrohung der Nato durch die Politik von US-Präsident Donald Trump.
Jan Redmann, (l) Landesvorsitzender der CDU in Brandenburg und Spitzenkandidat und Dietmar Woidke diskutieren über eine mögliche Koalition.

Overview

  • The latest ZDF/Politbarometer places CDU/CSU at 26% and the AfD at 25%, with the SPD up to 15%, the Greens at 12% and The Left at 10%.
  • A combined 12% back other parties, a category that includes the FDP and the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, which were not listed separately in the survey.
  • Sixty-nine percent say it would be bad if the AfD led state governments in Sachsen-Anhalt or Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  • Regional polling shows the AfD near 40% in parts of eastern Germany, creating scenarios in which an AfD minister-president could be arithmetically possible if rivals fall below 5%.
  • In Brandenburg after the SPD–BSW coalition collapse, an INSA poll finds AfD at 34%, SPD at 25% and CDU at 13%, with 68% favoring new elections and a majority opposing an SPD–CDU tie-up.