Survey: CDU/CSU increased to 31 percent

Survey: CDU/CSU increased to 31 percent

The latest polls show a slight increase in support for the Union and the FDP. According to the ARD “Germany Trend,” the CDU/CSU gained one percentage point to 31 percent, while the FDP also rose one point to five percent, which would improve its chances of entering the Bundestag. The right-wing extremist AfD remains in second place with 18 percent, while the Greens and the SPD are tied at 15 percent. Both the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) and other parties were each estimated at five percent.

The survey of 1,280 eligible voters by Infratest dimap for the ARD “Germany Trend” showed that only 19 percent are satisfied with the work of the federal government, which corresponds to a decline of two percentage points since April. An overwhelming majority of 79 percent expressed themselves as less or not at all satisfied. In the ranking of the most important politicians, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) leads with 58 percent approval, followed by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) with 33 percent and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) with 22 percent.

A narrow majority of 54 percent of Germans want to stick to the debt brake, while 40 percent are in favor of easing it, especially for public investments. Support for the debt brake comes mainly from supporters of the FDP, AfD, Union and BSW, while SPD and Green supporters are more inclined to loosen it. As part of the negotiations for the 2025 budget, savings proposals totaling around 20 billion euros were expected.