As of: April 7, 2024, 10:05 a.m
By: Natascha Berger
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The AfD is losing support after the affair about possible bribery from Russia. The Union continues to grow and is almost overtaking the government parties at the traffic light.
Berlin – “If there were a federal election next Sunday, how would you vote?” asks the polling institute Insa once a week for
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. The results of the latest survey show: The AfD affair surrounding allegedly accepted funds from Russia is now leaving its mark. While the party is losing favor with voters, the results of the opinion research institute Insa published on April 7, 2024 are likely to cause joy in the Union.
Sunday trend: AfD is still the second strongest force - but is the downward trend beginning after the Russia affair?
While the AfD reached 20 percent last week, the far-right party fell by one percentage point after allegations against politician Petr Bystron. The strongest force in the Insa survey is still the Union, which increased by one percentage point to around 31 percent. This means that the CDU/CSU are almost as strong as all the currently governing traffic light parties combined, which together have 33 percent. In the latest survey, the SPD remained at 15 percent, the Greens at 13 percent and the FDP at five percent. All three values have not changed compared to last week. The opinion research institute also publishes bitter values for the left. For the 24th week in a row, this remains below the 5 percent hurdle required for entry into the Bundestag.
Did AfD politician Bystron accept money from Russia? Czech secret service wants evidence
The Prague daily Deník N reported at the end of March that the Czech secret service (BIS) had evidence of pro-Russian money payments to the AfD member of the Bundestag Bystron. The AfD chose the German-Czech Bystron last summer in second place on its list of candidates for the European elections on June 9th. The politician belongs to the Bavarian AfD regional association and has already caused criticism in the past with pro-Russian statements. He is now accused of having been in contact with the pro-Russian Internet platform Voice of Europe and of possibly accepting money from Russia. Evidence would be in audio form but has not been released.
In a message to the party leadership, Bystron recently rejected all allegations: “At no time have I received any money payments or cryptocurrencies from a VoE employee (or any Russian).” However, he speaks of a “globalist campaign” that is trying to to prevent the strong performance of right-wing populist parties in Europe and the formation of a strong faction in the EU Parliament. The AfD chairmen Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla recently called on the Bundestag member to explain himself on the bribery allegations.
Petr Bystron (AfD), member of the German Bundestag, speaks in the plenary session of the German Bundestag. He is accused of receiving money from Russia. © Christoph Soeder/dpa
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AfD and Union as a coalition? These options are available according to the latest survey results
Although the AfD's Russia affair is reflected in the latest Insa survey, the right-wing populist party remains the second strongest force behind the Union. Insa boss Hermann Binkert told
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that there are currently parliamentary majorities for the SDP and CSU/CDU or for a coalition of the Union and the AfD. A Jamaica coalition made up of the Union, the Greens and the FDP would also be possible, as would a coalition of the Union, the Greens and the BSW. The abbreviation BSW stands for the party founded in January 2024 by Sahra Wagenknecht, formerly of the Left Party. In the Sunday trend, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance again came in at six percent.
For the Sunday trend, the opinion research institute surveyed 1,243 people between April 2nd and 5th. The maximum error tolerance is +/- 2.9 percentage points.
(nbe with material from dpa)