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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.09-095416/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-far-right-afd-tops-poll-first-time-blow-chancellor-in-waiting-merz-2025-04-09/

BERLIN, April 9 - Germany’s far-right AfD party topped a major poll for the first time on Wednesday in a sign of growing dissatisfaction with mainstream parties as chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz seeks to seal a coalition government deal.

Support for Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU bloc, which won the February 23 election, fell by five percentage points to 24% while the Alternative for Germany (AfD) gained three points to land on 25%, according to the Ipsos institute’s poll.

The AfD came second in the election, the best performance by a far-right party since World War Two.

  • helmet91@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I cannot agree with this. I mean, a sane person would never pick the nazis, even if the poll has no consequences.

    I’m sure there’s something else going on.

    • MountainVeil@slrpnk.net
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      5 days ago

      The fundamental problem is that people will vote for fascism when they feel insecure. Losing a lot of hope for Germany at this point, it’s a shame.