The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has reached a new peak in voter support, according to a latest survey conducted by the polling institute Insa. In their weekly “Sunday Trend” poll for “Bild am Sonntag”, the AfD now registers 28% support nationwide, marking the highest figure ever recorded for the party by a major polling institute.
This places the AfD one percentage point higher than its reading from the previous week. Meanwhile, the Union remains stable at 24%, increasing the gap to four percentage points between it and the AfD.
Other major parties reported the following changes: The Greens lost one point, dropping to 12%. The SPD maintained 14% support, and Die Linke held steady at 11%. The BSW and FDP both remain at 3%, figures that suggest they would likely fail to enter parliament given the current threshold. Five percent of the votes went to other parties. Overall, a total of 11% of the vote went to smaller parties that would not meet the required 5% parliamentary threshold.
Analysts suggest that, based on these figures, forming a parliamentary majority requires collecting at least 45% of the votes. Should an alliance with the AfD be ruled out, viable governing majorities would only be possible through three-party coalitions: the Union, SPD, and Greens combine for 50%, or the Union, SPD, and Linke together total 49%. Under these scenarios, the Greens’ combined support with the other two parties exceeds that of the Union alone, and the Linke’s support also surpasses that of the Union.
For this particular “Sunday Trend” poll, Insa queried 1,203 people between April 20 and April 24, 2026, asking respondents how they would vote if a federal election were held the following Sunday.