Controversial votes initiated by Germany's conservative opposition bloc, aiming to tighten migration policy with the support of the far-right “Alternative for Germany“ (AfD), have not harmed the CDU/CSU bloc's position in opinion polls, a study published last night, cited by DPA and DPA, BTA reported.
If the parliamentary elections scheduled for February 23 are held next Sunday, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), would receive 31% of the vote, the study conducted by “Infratest-Dimap“ shows for public broadcaster ADR. Both the CDU/CSU and the AfD, which now has 21 percent support, have gained one additional percentage point compared to the previous week's survey. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz's decision last week to pass a motion in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, with AfD votes, was sharply criticized by the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens and the Left. The move also sparked large demonstrations in cities across the country over the weekend, with critics accusing Merz of breaking down the so-called "fire wall" against cooperation with the far right.
The survey, conducted from Monday to Wednesday, gave the Green Party 14% - one percentage point less than the previous week.
The results for the SPD (15%), the Left (5%), the Free Democratic Party (4%) and the left-wing Alliance “Sarah Wagenknecht“ (4%) remained unchanged.
Another survey conducted by the public opinion research institute “YouGov“ between Friday evening and Tuesday, showed that the SPD had increased its position significantly from 15% the previous week to 18%, but this still leaves it behind the stable 29% of the CDU/CSU.
The AfD received 22% in the “Jugov“ survey, one percentage point less than the previous week.