SURVEY: AfD ENJOYS AN EIGHT-PERCENTAGE-POINT LEAD OVER MERZ'S COALITION

BERLIN, JULY 19 /SRNA/ - The right-wing Alternative for Germany /AfD/ party has eight percentage points more support among voters than the bloc of the Christian Democratic Union /CDU/ and the Christian Social Union /CSU/, led by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to a poll by the INSA agency.

According to the survey conducted from 13 to 17 July, if federal elections were held this weekend, 29 percent of respondents would vote for the AfD, while 21 percent would support the current ruling coalition.

Only 13 percent of the total 1,201 respondents said they would vote for the Social Democratic Party, which is part of the ruling coalition.

Under this scenario, Merz’s bloc and the Social Democrats would not be able to secure a parliamentary majority without the Greens, who also have 13 percent support.

One possible coalition would be an alliance between the AfD and the ruling Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union /CDU/CSU/ bloc, but Merz has repeatedly ruled out the possibility of cooperation with that party.

A survey by the Forsa institute, published earlier this week, showed that 85 percent of Germans have a negative view of Merz’s performance as chancellor, while 82 percent of respondents are dissatisfied with the work of his government.