A recent survey conducted by the Berlin-based startup Civey GmbH, an online polling firm, sought to gauge the public’s opinion on the current political landscape in Germany, specifically in regards to the potential approval or disapproval of a party.
The latest election survey, conducted on March 4, found the Unions Party in first place with 29.5% of respondents in favor, a slight increase from the 28.5% recorded on the previous election day. The Alternative for Germany (AFD) remained in second place with 22% of the vote, a slight increase from the 20.8% recorded on February 23.
The Left Party, often considered the third-place winner, saw a slight improvement with 8.77% of the vote, with a voter turnout of around 82.5%.
The survey also found that the two parties that made up the former coalition government, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens, both experienced a decline in popularity. The SPD received 15.5% of the vote, a decline from the 16.41% recorded in the previous election, while the Greens received 11% of the vote, a decline from the 11.61% recorded in the previous election. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) received a mere 3.5% of the vote, a decline from the 4.33% recorded in the previous election.
The close-but-not-quite-there Bundnis 90/Die Grünen (BSW) party received 5% of the vote, a slight increase from the 4.97% recorded in the previous election.
Early in March, an INSA survey for the Bild-Zeitung found that 52% of respondents wanted to see a coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, while 32% were against it. The survey also found that 89% of SPD voters and 77% of CDU/CSU voters supported a grand coalition.
The survey also found that 38% of respondents believed that CDU candidate Friedrich Merz would be a better chancellor than SPD candidate Olaf Scholz, while 28% believed he would be a worse one. 27% expected no change.
When asked about the potential of a black-red government, 44% of respondents believed it would do a better job than the previous government, with 55% of SPD voters agreeing.