German far-right party hits record 29% in national poll

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has risen to 29% in a poll by the opinion research institute INSA — the highest figure ever recorded for the party at the national level.

The figure was one percentage point higher than the previous week in the survey conducted for the Sunday edition of the Bild newspaper

The conservative bloc, which Chancellor Friedrich Merz belongs to, fell one point to 22% — its weakest INSA result in more than four years. 

The Social Democrats also lost one point and would achieve only a 12% vote share if a general election were held on Sunday. Together, the two mainstream centre-right and centre-left blocs would reach only 34% - not enough for a parliamentary majority.

The Greens gained slightly, rising to 14% — their best INSA result in two and a half years. 

The Left party lost one point, landing at 10%. 

Other polling institutes had recently put the AfD at between 25% and 28% and the conservatives at between 22% and 24%. 

INSA gives a maximum margin of error of plus/minus 2.9 percentage points. The results are based on responses from 1,203 respondents surveyed from the previous Monday to Friday.