US EditionPoll: Afd Leads by a Wide Margin, Governing Parties Further Behind
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has started 2026 as Germany's most popular party. This is according to the first poll of the new year, according to Europe Elects. The AfD has increased its lead over the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
The current election trend marks an incision: for the first time, the AfD is about two percentage points ahead of the Union on a nationwide average of several surveys. A short-term head-to-head race has turned into a stable trend (AfD 26.4%, CDU/CSU 24.4%; election trend from 05.01.2026). This new ranking is not a statistical coincidence, but an expression of a changed dynamic in the party system. The power [...] The article AfD sets itself off …
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