According to a recent survey, the AfD currently has 17 percent of the vote, its highest ever achieved at the federal level. The far-right party is now overtaking the Greens, it is inevitably approaching the SPD in terms of popular approval.
In parts of East Germany, it's now even the strongest political force. The AfD is getting stronger month by month in Germany with regard to the latest Forsa survey results, says Andreas Rödder, who is involved in the new CDU policy program.