As of: January 30, 2024, 3:57 p.m
By: Vincent Fischer
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According to a recent survey, the AfD is losing support.
For the first time in a long time, the party is below 20 percent.
The FDP, on the other hand, continues to fall.
Berlin – The ongoing protests against the right-wing in Germany appear to be damaging the AfD.
In the current RTL/ntv trend barometer, the party (19 percent) lost another percentage point compared to the previous week and fell below the 20 percent mark for the first time since the end of July 2023.
In December, the party achieved poll numbers of up to 23 percent.
Below 20 percent again: survey setback for the AfD
The FDP and the Left also lost a percentage point, falling to 3 percent each.
Concern among the Liberals about remaining in the Bundestag has increased in recent months.
The Union (32 percent), the SPD (15 percent) and the other parties (8 percent) each gained one percentage point.
As in the previous week, the Greens have 14 percent, the Free Voters around party leader Hubert Aiwanger and the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance are unchanged at 3 percent.
The new party recently enjoyed strong poll numbers.
Political party: |
Percentage points: |
|---|---|
CDU |
32 (+1) |
AfD |
19 (-1) |
SPD |
15 (+1) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens |
14 (+-0) |
FDP |
3 (-1) |
The left |
3 (-1) |
Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht |
3 (+-0) |
Free voters |
3 (+-0) |
Other |
8 (+1) |
Source: Forsa |
Before the Ukraine war and the Middle East conflict: protests against the right were the most important issue, according to the survey
The nationwide protests against right-wing extremism are the most important issue for German citizens this week (31 percent).
This is followed by the international hotspots of the Ukraine war (27 percent) and the Middle East conflict (25 percent) as well as a number of other domestic political issues such as the actions of the federal government and the farmers' protests (24 percent each), the economic situation (17 percent) and the strike the locomotive driver (16 percent).
The FDP around party leader Christian Lindner (left) continues to slip in the polls.
The AfD also suffered a setback and is now below 20 percent.
© IMAGO / Bernd Elmenthaler / dts news agency
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius remains at the top of the politician rankings.
The SPD politician achieved a trust score of 55 points.
Behind them are three Union Prime Ministers: Daniel Günther (48 points), Hendrik Wüst (47 points) and Markus Söder (41 points).
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Politician ranking: Chancellor Olaf Scholz records the greatest decline in trust
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) recorded the largest drop in trust in the ranking with minus 7 points and is also behind opposition leader Friedrich Merz (CDU), who made it into the top 10 for the first time.
In the politician ranking, respondents indicate which politician they believe has the country “in good hands”.
The grading ranges from 0 (“not at all in good hands”) to 100 (“is completely in good hands”).
(vfi with material from dpa)
Note: The market and opinion research institute Forsa surveyed a total of 2,506 people in Germany from January 23rd to 29th, 2024.
The institute specifies a statistical margin of error of plus/minus 2.5 percentage points.