Forsa: AfD rises to 27 percent – only 11 percent satisfied with Merz
In the RTL/ntv Trendbarometer, the AfD and the CDU/CSU each gain one point. 56 percent of respondents expect the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition to collapse early.
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The AfD remains the strongest party in the latest RTL/ntv Trendbarometer by the Forsa institute. It stands at 27 percent, one point more than the previous week. The CDU/CSU also gains one point to 20 percent. The Greens stay at 17 percent, the SPD loses one point to 13 percent and the Left Party one point to 11 percent. The FDP is unchanged at 4 percent, while other parties together reach 8 percent. Forsa surveyed 2,502 eligible voters from 13 to 19 October; 25 percent are undecided or do not intend to vote.
Only 11 percent are satisfied with the work of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), while 87 percent view it negatively. Even among CDU/CSU supporters, 62 percent are dissatisfied. In an additional survey on 16 and 19 October with 1,009 participants, 56 percent expect the coalition of the CDU/CSU and SPD to break up before the regular end of the legislative term. 40 percent believe it will last. Among AfD supporters, 77 percent expect an early end.
Asked which party is best able to deal with the country's problems, 14 percent name the AfD – according to Forsa its best figure so far. The CDU/CSU gets 9 percent, the SPD and the Greens 6 percent each, and the Left Party 5 percent. 57 percent believe no party is up to the task. Respondents named the state of the coalition as the most important issue (37 percent), ahead of the war in Ukraine (24 percent) and the economic situation (20 percent).