A recent survey conducted by RTL/N-tv has revealed that 41% of respondents support a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, while 52% are against such a measure. The survey, which polled 1,015 participants, also found that 44% of respondents believe that a similar outcome to the AfD’s recent election success could occur in western Germany in the future, while 49% think this is unlikely.
The AfD party gained significant support in the recent federal election, with 20.8% of the vote, translating to 10,327,148 votes and 152 seats in the upcoming Bundestag.
The survey also touched on the topic of a “Brandmauer” (border wall) and found that 69% of respondents believe it is right for other parties to exclude the AfD from a coalition government at the federal level, while 28% disagree, particularly among AfD supporters and a majority of Basic Security in Welfare (BSW) voters.
The AfD is set to become the second-largest faction in the Bundestag, with 152 seats and a new attempt to ban the party is planned by some lawmakers, according to reports. Grünen politician Till Steffen, who is driving the initiative along with CDU politician Marco Wanderwitz, stated that the goal is to bring a group ban forward in the next legislative period.