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NRW Poll Reveals Major Shifts Among Political PartiesOne year before elections, SPD support drops while AfD triples to 17%, reshaping the political landscape in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Both CDU and SPD continue to lose voter support in NRW, polling at 34% and 18% respectively according to the latest Insa survey.
- The AfD has more than tripled its 2022 result, reaching 17% and narrowly trailing the SPD.
- The Greens gained three percentage points to reach 15%, and the Left Party could re-enter the state parliament with nine percent.
- Minister-President Hendrik Wüst leads decisively in direct candidate preference, with SPD opponent Jochen Ott polling at only ten percent.
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Key FactsInsa poll puts AfD at 40% in eastern Germany
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Insa measured AfD support at 40% in the east, including Berlin, and 25% in the west, a 15-point difference.
- The Greens received 17% in western Germany and 9% in the east.
- Nationwide, AfD fell 1.5 points in a week to 28%; CDU/CSU rose one point to 20%.
- For Bild, Insa surveyed 2,004 eligible voters in Germany from October 30 to November 2.
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Key FactsInsa Poll Places Brandenburg AfD at 40 Percent
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- The representative Insa survey was commissioned by Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Märkische Oderzeitung and Lausitzer Rundschau.
- Compared with March, AfD gains six percentage points, while SPD loses four and CDU five.
- The Left and Greens would return to the state parliament with nine and seven percent; BSW would remain represented with seven percent.
- SPD and CDU would be far short of a majority alone; together with the Left, Greens and BSW, they would reach 52 percent.
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- The INSA poll published Wednesday for Bild surveyed 1,000 eligible voters from September 8 through 15.
- The survey gives the AfD of minister-president candidate Leif-Erik Holm 37 percent, compared with 35 percent for the SPD.
- In the same poll, the Left gets 10 percent, the CDU 7 percent and the Greens 5 percent.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- The black-green coalition in NRW is losing its majority mainly due to CDU vote losses under Minister-President Wüst.
- AfD rises to 17 percent, becoming the second strongest party alongside SPD in Germany's most populous state.
- The Greens drop over three percentage points compared to the last election, while the Left party would enter parliament with six percent.
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Key FactsNRW Election: CDU Drops, Greens and AfD Gain Support
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- The CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia has lost significant support, now polling at 32 percent according to a recent survey.
- The Greens gained four percentage points, reaching 17 percent, while the AfD holds second place with 20 percent.
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