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Union Edges Ahead of AfD in ZDF Poll as CDU’s Firewall Faces New Strains

Fresh surveys show persistent eastern strength for the AfD alongside weakening faith in Berlin’s economic management.

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Das Reichstagsgebäude spiegelt sich in einer Scheibe des Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Hauses.
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Overview

  • The latest ZDF Politbarometer puts CDU/CSU at 27% and the AfD at 25%, based on 1,300 interviews conducted September 29 to October 1 by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen.
  • A separate ARD-DeutschlandTrend released later shows the AfD and Union tied at 26% each, underscoring institute-to-institute variation within typical margins of error.
  • Report Mainz documented CDU–AfD cooperation in several eastern municipalities, including joint votes in Wurzen and motions in Cottbus and Dresden, despite the CDU’s formal non-cooperation rule.
  • CDU leadership continues to uphold the 2018 non-cooperation decision, even as local figures like Vorpommern-Rügen district chief Stefan Kerth publicly urge setting conditions to work with the AfD.
  • Saxony-Anhalt premier Reiner Haseloff warned against the AfD becoming the strongest force nationwide, as only 46% in the Politbarometer believe the government can boost the economy.