In a weekly poll conducted by INSA for the German edition of Bild am Sonntag, support for opposition conservatives in Germany reached its highest level in three and a half years, while disapproval for the Chancellor continues to fade.
The Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) rose to 33 per cent from 31 per cent the previous week. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) holds the second position in the polls with 19 per cent of voting intentions.
On the other hand, Chancellor Scholz’s party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), scored 14 per cent, followed by their coalition partners the Greens with 10 per cent and the Free Democrats with 4 per cent. Combined, the three coalition parties stand to receive 28 per cent of the vote, the poorest result since they came to power in December 2021.
Voters are increasingly frustrated with the Traffic Light Coalition. Polls show many do not trust the government to tackle issues such as illegal migration and social benefits. Especially against the backdrop that immigration has been a major campaign issue in two regional elections this month in which conservative and left-wing parties have made strong gains.
Alice Weidel, a member of the German Bundestag and the AfD, made the statement regarding the signing of the labour agreement between Germany and Kenya. According to the agreement, Berlin will take in 250,000 skilled workers from the African country and make all sorts of favours for those already in the country.
She stated that “instead of closing the borders, Scholz is opening the doors even more: 250,000 Kenyans are welcome to come to Germany.”
The AfD came first in the election in Thuringia and second in neighbouring Saxony, and is leading Scholz’s SPD in Brandenburg ahead of elections there next Sunday. On top of that, a Forschungsgruppe Wahlen poll released Friday for public broadcaster ZDF showed the anti-immigrant party gaining 29 per cent and the SPD, which currently governs the state, 26 per cent.
