Politics · Germany · 5 hrs ago
Union gains in poll as AfD lead narrows to 11.5 points
Germany’s CDU/CSU rose to 18.5% in a new Insa poll, its first increase in 11 weeks.
The poll puts the AfD at 30%, still the strongest party, despite a half-point fall.
The AfD’s lead over the CDU/CSU narrowed from 13 points to 11.5.
The Greens moved into third place with 14%, while the SPD fell to fourth at 13.5%.
The poll was conducted online from October 9 to 12 among 2,006 people, and Insa gives a maximum margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
The CDU/CSU gain is offset by the SPD’s decline, leaving the parties in Germany’s governing coalition at 32% combined.
Other polling firms also place the AfD ahead of the CDU/CSU, though their estimates differ.
CDU and CSU rose by one percentage point in an Insa poll, narrowing the AfD’s lead to 11.5 points.
The poll put the AfD first at 30 percent and the Union second at 18.5 percent.
The Greens reached 14 percent, moving ahead of the SPD, which fell to 13.5 percent.
The poll was conducted online from 9 to 12 October among 2,006 people.
Insa said the poll’s maximum margin of error was 2.5 percentage points.
- Who
- The Insa polling institute surveyed people in Germany.
- What
- The poll showed the Union gaining one percentage point while the AfD lost half a point. The AfD’s lead over the Union narrowed to 11.5 points.
- When
- The survey was conducted from 9 to 12 October. The article was published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- Not stated
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Insa conducted its online survey of 2,006 people.
WELT published the poll results, showing the Union’s support rising to 18.5 percent and the AfD’s falling to 30 percent.
- AfD
- 30 percent, down 0.5 percentage points
- CDU/CSU
- 18.5 percent, up 1 percentage point
- AfD lead over Union
- 11.5 percentage points, down from 13
- Greens
- 14 percent, ahead of the SPD
- SPD
- 13.5 percent, down 1 percentage point
- Survey sample
- 2,006 people surveyed online by Insa from 9 to 12 October
Sources
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