However, the survey also projects that were a federal election to be held this coming Sunday, the AfD would likely receive 25 percent of the vote – consistent with the previous week’s results
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) are projected to gain half a percentage point, reaching 255 percent The Green Party would also experience a half-point increase, reaching 11 percent Conversely, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Business and Social Welfare (BSW) party would each lose half a percentage point, falling to 145 percent and 4 percent respectively The Left Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) remain stable at 11 percent and 35 percent, respectively
Hermann Binkert, head of the Insa Institute, noted that both the CDU/CSU and SPD have lost approximately one in ten voters since the last federal election He emphasized that the AfD’s 34 percent represents the highest potential support level the institute has ever measured for the party