Anadolu Staff
13 June 2023•Update: 13 June 2023
BERLIN
Germany’s far-right AfD party has risen to second place, one percentage ahead of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, a new poll showed on Tuesday.
The anti-immigrant AfD gained three percentage points compared to the previous month and recorded a new high of 19% support, according to Forsa institute’s representative poll.
Scholz’s center-left Social Democrat Party (SPD) was at 18% in the latest poll, while his coalition partner the Greens were down to 14%. The junior coalition partner, the liberal Free Democrats (FDP), was at 7%.
The SPD has fallen behind the far-right AfD for the first time since 2021 elections, amid growing discontent with the government due to a cost of living crisis, surge in gas prices, and rising energy bills.
The conservative alliance of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) was polled at 29% in the survey.
