ZDF-Politbarometer: Umfrage sieht AfD in Sachsen-Anhalt bei 40 Prozent
Bis zur Landtagswahl sind es nur noch wenige Tage. Eine neue Umfrage sieht die AfD weit vorn – aber zur Alleinregierung würde es demnach nicht reichen.
Before the September 6th state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) remains far ahead of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) according to a representative poll conducted by the research group Wahlen on behalf of ZDF. The AfD is estimated to receive 40% of the vote, while the CDU, led by Prime Minister Sven Schulze, receives 23%.
Following the AfD and CDU are the Left with 13%, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with nine%, the Green Party with six%, and the BSW and FDP each with three%, failing to reach the five-percent threshold. The remaining parties combined account for three%.
In such an outcome, the AfD would miss their goal of forming an outright government. The more parties manage to gain seats in the Magdeburg parliament, the less likely a clear majority for the AfD becomes, which has been classified as right-wing extremist in Germany. Currently, the government in Saxony-Anhalt is a coalition of CDU, SPD, and FDP.
According to the ZDF-“Politbarometer” conducted by the research group Wahlen from August 25th to 27th, 1,053 eligible voters were surveyed. Thirty-one percent of respondents are still undecided about whom or whether they will vote. Other institutes also place the AfD at the top. In a survey by Infratest dimap commissioned by ARD, the AfD was last reported at 42%, with the CDU at 22%.
Election polls are generally prone to uncertainties, exacerbated by waning party affiliations and more urgent election decisions. Generally, polls only reflect the opinion landscape at the time of the survey and are not forecasts of the election outcome.
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