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SPD Plummets to All-Time Low: In the new Forsa Trend Barometer for “RTL/Ntv,” the SPD has fallen to a historic low of 11 percent.
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SPD Plummets to All-Time Low
Key FactsKubicki Advances in June 2026 Politician Ranking
4 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
  • Wolfgang Kubicki improves by two ranks to sixth in the Insa poll after becoming FDP chairman.

  • Defense Minister Boris Pistorius remains the most popular politician with a score of 5.0.

  • Green Party leader Franziska Brantner drops three slots to 14th, marking the largest decline.

  • Federal politicians including Friedrich Merz occupy the lowest positions, with Merz at twentieth place.
AfD leads in new “Politbarometer”: According to the latest poll, the FDP would not make it into the Bundestag
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AfD leads in new “Politbarometer”: According to the latest poll ...
Key FactsAfD Surpasses Union as Merz Hits New Low
Apr 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
  • The AfD ranks first in the latest RTL/ntv poll with 26%, overtaking the Union at 24%.

  • Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s approval rating falls to a record low of 18%, with 80% dissatisfied.

  • Confidence in CDU/CSU’s political competence declines to 15%, while the AfD gains 14% in this area.

  • Economic outlook worsens as 67% of respondents anticipate a decline in the near future.
RTL/ntv Trendbarometer: Dissatisfaction with Merz reaches all-time high, AfD catches up with CDU/CSU
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RTL/ntv Trendbarometer: Dissatisfaction with Merz reaches all-time high ...
Current poll: Greens overtake SPD, CDU extends lead: For the first time in two years, the Greens are ahead of the Social Democrats in the polls ...
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Current poll: Greens overtake SPD, CDU extends lead
RTL/ntv trend barometer: Union pulls away from the AfD - Greens make gains: After weeks of neck-and-neck competition, Chancellor Merz's CDU/CSU is now gaining ...
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: Union pulls away from the AfD - Greens make gains
Key FactsUnion Widens Lead Over AfD in Latest Poll
Jun 3, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • The Union's popularity rose to 27 percent, establishing a four-point lead over the AfD for the first time since March.

  • The SPD remains steady at 15 percent, while the Greens gained one point to 12 percent and the FDP lost one point.

  • Only 37 percent approve of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s performance, with lower satisfaction levels in eastern regions compared to the west.

  • Twenty-six percent consider CDU and CSU the most capable parties to handle Germany’s challenges, surpassing the SPD’s eight percent.
Survey shows: CDU/CSU is now ahead of the AfD again: Current survey: CDU/CSU overtakes AfD with 26% to 24%. Merz is losing popularity, with 41% considering him a ...
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Survey shows: CDU/CSU is now ahead of the AfD again
Key FactsUnion Regains Lead as Merz Support Declines
May 20, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • The Union has climbed to 26 percent, overtaking the AfD which dropped to 24 percent in the latest Forsa survey.

  • Friedrich Merz’s approval rating as a chancellor candidate fell by four points to 41 percent.

  • Economic expectations have declined, with only 25 percent anticipating improvement in the near future.

  • The Ukraine war tops public concern, followed by government performance and US politics involving Donald Trump.
Is another twelve percent possible?: These main reasons are driving voters to the AfD?
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Is another twelve percent possible?: These main reasons are driving voters ...
RTL/ntv trend barometer: No majority for black-green, it's getting tight for black-red
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: No majority for black-green, it's getting tight ...
Politics - n-tv.de: Will Sunday be a celebration of the unjustly dead? The new RTL/ntv trend barometer now considers a return of the FDP possible after all ...
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RTL/ntv Trendbarometer / Forsa Aktuell: Union gains slightly / FDP still under 5 percent / Merz leads in...
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RTL/ntv Trendbarometer / Forsa Aktuell: Union gains slightly / FDP still ...
Survey shows: CDU/CSU slips to 28 percent. It is the lowest value since 2023: Current Forsa survey: CDU/CSU falls to 28%, its lowest since 2023. Greens ...
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Survey shows: CDU/CSU slips to 28 percent. It is the lowest value since ...
RTL/ntv trend barometer: AfD jumps to 20 percent after Weidel's Hitler statements
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RTL/ntv trend barometer: AfD jumps to 20 percent after Weidel's Hitler ...
Key FactsAfD Hits 20 Percent Amid Weidel's Controversial Remarks
Jan 14, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • The AfD sees an increase to over 20 percent despite Alice Weidel's controversial statements about Adolf Hitler.

  • The Union parties and SPD are losing support, while the Greens and FDP make slight gains.

  • In a hypothetical direct election, Robert Habeck and Friedrich Merz would each receive 23 percent, followed by Olaf Scholz at 17 percent and Weidel at 16 percent.

  • The upcoming Bundestag election remains the top concern for 65 percent of respondents, followed by the economic situation at 25 percent.