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Far-right AfD tops German poll as coalition support drops
April 15, 2026
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the strongest party in Germany in a YouGov poll, gaining one percentage point to 27 compared with the previous month, reported dpa. Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc fell three points to 23, its lowest level in YouGov surveys since December 2021. The Social Democrats (SPD), Merz's coalition partner, dropped one point to 13.
The Greens and The Left each rose by one point to 14 and 10 respectively. The Free Democrats (FDP) and Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) were both at 4, below the threshold to enter parliament. YouGov surveyed 2,178 eligible voters between April 10-13, as the German government struggles to respond effectively to surging energy prices due to the war in Iran. Dissatisfaction with the coalition government has risen, with 79 of respondents saying they were unhappy with its performance, compared with 55 in June 2025. Among supporters of Merz's conservative bloc - made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU) - satisfaction fell to 34 in April from 48 in March. Other recent polls have also put the AfD narrowly ahead. An INSA survey for the Sunday edition of the mass-circulation Bild newspaper showed the conservatives at 25 and the AfD at 26, while an Infratest dimap poll had the CDU/CSU at 26 and the AfD at 25.
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