Little movement has been observed in the public support figures following the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, according to a weekly survey conducted for the broadcasters RTL and ntv by Forsa. Only the Left Party saw a decline, dropping one percentage point to reach eleven percent. Conversely, the BSW has risen to three percent, prompting it to now be listed separately. All other parties remained unchanged.
The AfD continues to hold a record high at 28 percent, while the Union stands steady at 21 percent. The Greens follow at 16 percent, with the SPD at twelve percent, the FDP at four percent, and other parties collectively at five percent. A notable figure is the 29 percent share attributed to non-voters and undecided individuals, which remains significantly higher than the 17.9 percent reported for the 2025 federal election. It remains to be seen how the election outcome in Saxony-Anhalt will influence the nationwide political sentiment, which will only become clearer next week.
Hypothetically, in a federal election across Eastern Germany, the AfD would maintain a commanding lead, reaching 45 percent in this survey. In that scenario, the Left Party would gather 15 percent, still surpassing the CDU/CSU, which would achieve only twelve percent in the East. The SPD and Greens both garnered nine percent, while the BSW and other parties each secured five percent.
Regarding which party citizens trust the most to solve Germany’s problems, the AfD leads at 13 percent. The Union follows, unchanged, at twelve percent-marking its lowest rating in nearly four years. The Greens gained a percentage point, reaching eight percent. The SPD is trusted by five percent of respondents politically, while the Left Party saw a drop of two percentage points to four percent. Despite these individual ratings, over half of all respondents-55 percent-still do not trust any party to be best equipped to solve the country’s issues.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) remains at his lowest point. As in the previous week, only 13 percent of German citizens are satisfied with the Chancellor’s work, with 85 percent expressing dissatisfaction. Satisfaction rates are particularly low in the East, where Merz’s work is viewed positively by just seven percent, compared to 15 percent in the West. Consequently, 91 percent of residents in the East are dissatisfied, while 83 percent in the West are.
The data presented in this survey was collected from 2,502 individuals between September 1 and September 7, 2026.
