Politics · Germany · 20 hrs ago
INSA poll puts Germany’s Union at 19% as dissatisfaction with Merz hits record
An INSA poll puts the CDU/CSU Union at 19%, below 20% for the first time in this survey.
The poll asked 1,004 people in Germany on November 5 and 6, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
If an election were held on Sunday, the AfD would lead with 29%, followed by the Greens at 15%, the SPD at 14% and the Left at 10%; the FDP was just above the 5% threshold.
Dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached 82%, up from 67% in January 2026.
The same share, 82%, said they were dissatisfied with the federal government, a coalition of the CDU/CSU and SPD.
Asked about their personal situation under the government, 60% said it had worsened, 29% said it was unchanged and 6% said it had improved.
The poll records current views, but does not say what voters will do in a future election.
The CDU/CSU conservative alliance scored 19 percent in an INSA poll, falling below 20 percent for the first time in the survey.
The poll put the far-right AfD first with 29 percent if an election were held on Sunday.
Some 82 percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a record high.
The same share said they were dissatisfied with Merz’s government.
The poll surveyed 1,004 people on November 5 and 6, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
- Who
- The CDU/CSU alliance, the AfD and other German parties; respondents also rated Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government.
- What
- An INSA poll put the CDU/CSU at 19 percent and recorded 82 percent dissatisfaction with Merz and his government.
- When
- Respondents were surveyed on November 5 and 6, 2026. The results were reported on November 7.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
INSA surveyed 1,004 people.
Reports on the poll said the CDU/CSU had fallen to 19 percent and dissatisfaction with Merz and his government had reached 82 percent.
- CDU/CSU
- 19 percent
- AfD
- 29 percent
- Dissatisfaction with Merz
- 82 percent
- Dissatisfaction with government
- 82 percent
- Survey sample
- 1,004 people
- Margin of error
- Plus or minus 2.9 percentage points