Germany: Conservatives lead polls ahead of Sunday's elections

The conservative alliance between the CDU and the CSU is largely at the head of the polls, ahead of the SPD's Social Democrats, while the far-right AfD party continues to gain ground.

Germany: Conservatives lead polls ahead of Sunday's elections

When Germans vote on February 23, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a bitterly fought campaign roiled by the rise of the AfD, a far-right party vocally backed by Team Trump.

Credited about 30% of the voting intentions, the leader of the CDU should win the early elections this Sunday. But he will have to join forces with the social democrats to govern, or even with the ecologists. The far right, still isolated, aims to win and end the health cord in four years.

On the eve of the German general elections that take place on Sunday 23 February, the atmosphere is tense in Germany. Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz holds the lead in the polls against outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The Social Democrats (SPD) of current Chancellor Olaf Scholz will win about half of the votes, or 15 percent. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), described as a right-wing populist to far-right party, will become the second strongest party. The future shape of the government coalition will depend on whether smaller parties make it to the parliament. All polls from recent months predict victory for the conservative CDU/CSU, led by Friedrich Merz, …

German voters decide on Sunday who will lead their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats favored to become the largest party in power, but the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is notable, reaching second place in the polls and enjoying the support of the Trump administration, reports the BBC, according to News.