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AfD overtakes CDU/CSU in German opinion polls for first time since February election

Friday, 17 April 2026, 12:09 · 1 min read

Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has pulled ahead of the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc in the latest aggregated polling data, reversing the eight-percentage-point gap that separated the two parties at the February 2025 federal election. The Greens have also moved ahead of the Social Democrats (SPD) for the first time since 2022. The shift is significant because current poll projections suggest neither a CDU/CSU-led coalition with the SPD nor a left-wing alliance of the SPD, Greens, and Left Party would command a parliamentary majority.

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NZZINTERAKTIV - AfD überholt die Union, Grüne die SPD – die neuesten Umfragen im NZZ-Wahltrend ↗︎
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