In Germany, after the coalition collapse, the “AfD” saw the biggest increase in its rating, while support for Scholz dropped even further

One of the latest opinion polls in Germany, conducted after the collapse of the traffic light coalition, revealed an increase in the ratings of most parties, with the far-right “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) benefiting the most.

According to Bild, the INSA poll, conducted in recent days, showed that the support for Olaf Scholz’s SPD remains at the same level as the previous week—15.5%. This is 1.5 percentage points lower than at the end of October.

The opposition CDU increased its support by 0.5 percentage points to 32.5%, maintaining its position as the leader in the ratings.

Compared to October, the biggest increase in support was seen by the far-right “AfD,” which gained 1.5 percentage points. The party’s support now stands at 19.5%, and its leader, Alice Weidel, rose in the rankings of well-known politicians from 17th to 14th place (though her colleague, Tino Chrupalla, is in last place, 20th).

The Greens saw their support increase by one percentage point, reaching 11.5%.

The Free Democrats, who were at risk of not passing into parliament, now have 5% support, according to the poll.

In the political leaders’ rankings, Chancellor Olaf Scholz found himself in second-to-last place, having lost another percentage point compared to earlier polls.

Scholz is outranked by Christian Lindner, the leader of the Free Democrats and former finance minister, as well as Green Party co-leaders Robert Habeck and Annalena Baerbock, who are ranked 15th and 17th, respectively.

At the top of the list is Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who even increased his lead over other politicians by two percentage points and surpasses Scholz by 20 points.

Within the Social Democratic Party (SPD), calls have grown for Scholz not to run for a second term and to allow his party colleague, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, to become the candidate for chancellor.

The poll also shows that more than half of Germans support calling for early elections.

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