Very few opinion polls can be said to be truly ‘historic’ but today’s survey by INSA for the Bild newspaper does fit that description. For the first time during the Federal Republic the Social Democrats (SPD) fall into third place in an opinion poll – and for the first time since its founding in 2013 […]
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Grand Coalition partners fall below 50 per cent in polling
As Germany’s difficult coalition negotiations continue in their final stages, today’s weekly INSA poll for Bild contains several unwelcome firsts for the two large parties, Christian and Social Democrats: For the first time in any poll the combined CDU/CSU and SPD total falls below the level needed for an absolute majority, with the CDU down […]
Poll shock for SPD as Schulz struggles to sell Grand Coalition deal
The first German opinion poll with all interviews carried out since last week’s outline deal to form a Grand Coalition brings crushing news for the Social Democrats (SPD) tonight. For the first time they sink below 19 per cent of voting intentions, recording their lowest ever score with INSA who carried out the research for […]
Merkel loses more momentum in October polls
As Germany’s ‘Jamaica’ coalition negotiations inch forward, October’s opinion polls have shown a further loss of momentum for Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU. Only 3 of the 19 national surveys published during the month saw the combined Christian Democrat forces match their result in the Federal election of 24 September. The slippage on the October polling average […]
Election result: Niedersachsen regional parliament
Hard on the heels of national election losses, Angela Merkel’s CDU suffered another setback in yesterday’s regional election in Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony). Having been clearly ahead in the August and early September opinion polls, and with hopes of taking the state after the defection of a Green MP had led to an early election, the […]
Final German polls: late boost for AfD as Merkel’s support wobbles
On the eve of the German Federal election, the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is enjoying a late surge in the polls while support for Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU has slipped back. While she maintains a comfortable 14-point average lead over the struggling Social Democrats (SPD), who also lose ground, gains for the smaller parties suggest […]