Politics · Germany · 2 hrs ago
AfD leads German poll as Union narrows the gap
An Allensbach poll for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung puts the AfD first among German political parties.
The AfD received 27% support, while the conservative Union, which includes Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU, stood at 23%.
The Union narrowed its gap with the AfD by one percentage point compared with the institute’s September poll.
The SPD and Greens were tied at 14%, and the Left Party had 11%.
The FDP’s 4% would leave it below the threshold to enter parliament.
The poll surveyed 1,048 people from October 2 to 16, and its estimates have margins of error, so the figures are not election results.
The AfD led the latest Allensbach poll with 27 percent, while the Union placed second with 23 percent.
The Union narrowed the gap with the AfD by one percentage point compared with the September survey.
The SPD and Greens were tied at 14 percent, while the Left reached 11 percent.
The FDP fell to 4 percent, below the level needed to enter the Bundestag.
Allensbach surveyed 1,048 people between 2 and 16 October.
- Who
- The AfD led the poll, followed by the Union.
- What
- An Allensbach poll for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung measured party support.
- When
- The survey was conducted from 2 to 16 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The previous Allensbach survey was used as the comparison for changes in party support.
Allensbach surveyed 1,048 people for the poll.
t-online published its report on the poll.
- AfD
- 27 percent
- Union
- 23 percent
- SPD and Greens
- 14 percent each
- The Left
- 11 percent
- FDP
- 4 percent
- Survey sample
- 1,048 people