AfD remains the strongest force on the Sunday question, while dissatisfaction with the political leadership remains high.
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The RTL/ntv trend barometer regularly measures the political mood in Germany.
The Union has once again made slight gains in the current “trend barometer” from broadcasters RTL and ntv, thereby reducing its gap to the AfD. According to the survey published on Tuesday, the CDU and CSU have 21 percent (plus one), the AfD remains unchanged at 27 percent in the Sunday question and is therefore the strongest force.
The Greens lose one point and reach 16 percent, the SPD and the Left remain unchanged at 13 and eleven percent respectively. All other parties would currently miss out on entering the Bundestag. A high proportion of 25 percent currently belong to the group of undecided or non-voters.
The survey results at a glance:
AfD: 27 percent (+-0)
CDU/CSU: 21 percent (+1)
SPD: 13 percent (+-0)
Greens: 16 percent (-1)
Left: 11 percent (+-0)
When asked which party citizens are most likely to trust to solve the problems in Germany, the majority (57 percent) are of the opinion that none can. The AfD is ahead here with 14 percent. The Union follows with ten percent, the Greens are named by six percent, the SPD and the Left by five percent each. Specifically, 86 percent are dissatisfied with the work of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and only twelve percent are satisfied.
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