CDU collapses in Baden-Württemberg, AfD reaches peak value - Greens remain strongest force

According to a new survey, the Greens in Baden-Württemberg remain the strongest force in the state. In a survey published on Thursday by SWR, “Südwest Presse” and “Stuttgarter Zeitung”, Prime Minister Cem Özdemir’s party came to 30 percent.

The Greens are doing as well as they did in the state elections seven months ago, in which they received 30.2 percent of the vote.

The Christian Democrats, on the other hand, lost support in comparison. As partners in the green-black coalition in Baden-Württemberg, they only get 23 percent of those surveyed and are therefore on a par with the AfD. In the last state election, the CDU received 29.7 percent. The AfD, which is suspected of being a right-wing extremist in Baden-Württemberg, achieved 18.8 percent in the March election. Significantly less than now in the survey. For the AfD, it is a record high in the BW trend, as the SWR reports.

The SPD and the Left improved slightly and achieved seven and six percent respectively in the Sunday question. The FDP only has four percent and, as in the state elections, would not make it into parliament.

A majority of those surveyed, 51 percent, were overall satisfied with the work of the green-black state government so far. Satisfaction with Prime Minister Özdemir was 58 percent, an increase of seven percentage points compared to the time of his candidacy in March.

Around 31 percent of those surveyed were critical of Özdemir's work, and 43 percent said this overall about the work of the green-black government.

Particularly bitter for Interior Minister Manuel Hagel (CDU): According to SWR, even CDU supporters value Özdemir more than him. 68 percent of CDU supporters are satisfied with the Green head of government, but only 61 percent are satisfied with Hagel. Almost a third of all respondents do not know Hagel or say they are unable to judge his work.

The next state election will take place in spring 2031.

The opinion research institute Infratest dimap surveyed more than 1,100 eligible voters in Baden-Württemberg between October 8th and 13th, by telephone and online. According to the SWR, the fluctuation range is 2 percentage points with a share value of 10 percent and 3 percentage points with a share value of 50 percent.