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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has overtaken the governing Christian Democratic/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc to become the leading political force, according to a new Forsa poll for RTL and NTV.
The survey showed AfD gaining one point from the previous week to reach 26% support, putting it ahead of CDU/CSU, which slipped one point to 24%.
AfD had previously topped the same poll on April 22 with 26%, before losing ground after the CDU/CSU formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) on May 6.
The SPD, the junior partner in the coalition, held steady at 13%. The Greens gained one point to 13%, while the Left Party dropped one point to 10%.
Respondents were also asked about their satisfaction with CDU leader and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Only 29% said they were satisfied, while 67% were dissatisfied—a sharp drop from late June, when 42% were satisfied and 51% dissatisfied.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel shared the poll on the social media platform X, claiming voters were tired of the CDU/CSU’s continuation of the previous government’s policies. “Merz has become unbearable in just 100 days. The time has come for an AfD government,” she wrote.
The CDU/CSU–SPD government will mark its 100th day in office on Wednesday.
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