
AI-generated summary
A poll conducted by INSA for Bild am Sonntag shows a drop in the rating of the ruling CDU/CSU bloc to 19 percent, which is a record low. This comes amid growing support for the AfD and other parties.
In Germany, the rating of the CDU/CSU bloc fell to a record low of 19 percent. This is evidenced by data from a survey conducted by the sociological institute INSA commissioned by the newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
According to the study, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in the lead with 29 percent. This is followed by the Greens (15 percent, +1), the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) (14 percent, +1), the Left (10 percent, -1) and the Free Democratic Party (4 percent, -1). The BSW party (formerly the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice) gets 3 percent, while the others get 6 percent.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's bloc of the CDU/CSU lost 1 percentage point. compared to the previous survey.
Earlier it was reported that unknown persons threw stones at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union in the city of Offenbach am Main in the federal state of Hesse. Law enforcement officers assume that the incident had political motives.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The CDU/CSU's ratings may continue to fall unless measures are taken to restore voter confidence
Possible · Within weeks

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