{
  "id": 19798381,
  "title": "ZDF Politbarometer: AfD ahead of Union again according to survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/zdf-politbarometer-afd-laut-umfrage-wieder-deutlicher-vor-union",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:24:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/zdf-politbarometer-afd-wieder-deutlicher-vor-union/100269688.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A recent poll by the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen for ZDF's \"Politbarometer\" shows the AfD leading the Union ahead of a potential Bundestag election. The AfD would receive 28 percent of votes, a 2 percent increase from the previous week, while the Union would lose 1 point and receive 22 percent. The SPD would also lose 1 point to 13 percent, while the Greens would gain 2 points to 15 percent, placing them third. The Linke would fall 1 point to 10 percent, and the FDP would remain below the 5 percent threshold with 3 percent.",
  "summary": "Most recently, the Union had been able to slightly reduce its deficit to the AfD in the ZDF \"Politbarometer\". Now the forecasts for the CDU are declining again and the AfD would come to 28 percent.",
  "key_points": [
    "AfD leads Union by 6 percentage points at 28% vs 22%",
    "SPD and Greens each lose 1 percentage point to 13% and 15%",
    "Survey of 1,297 voters conducted Nov 10-12 with ±3% margin"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The AfD's rise at the expense of the Union signals a significant shift in the electoral landscape that leaves the current governing coalition without a path to a majority.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}