In a surprising turn of events, the Center-Right CDU/CSU in Germany has taken the lead in voting intentions, according to the latest Euronews Poll Center data. The far-right AfD party has also seen a significant boost in support from the electorate, overtaking the Social-Democrats in the polls.
The exclusive Superpoll conducted by Euronews predicts that Germany will see a three-way race between the CDU/CSU, the AfD, and the SPD in the upcoming elections. The CDU/CSU, the backbone of the European People’s Party, has seen a rise in support from 29 percent in March to 30.2 percent in late April.
On the other hand, the SPD, the party of current German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is predicted to experience a decline in support from 17 percent to 15.6 percent. The Green party is also expected to suffer a 3 percent drop in one month, falling from 16 to 13 percent.
Interestingly, the FDP’s Liberal-Democrats, the smallest party in the current coalition, have seen a slight increase in popularity, growing from 4 to 4.7 percent. The AfD, on the other hand, has been growing at an ambitious rate, with leading candidate Maximilian Krah still running for the EU elections despite a recent Chinese spying scandal.
The strong performance of the CDU/CSU has raised speculation about the possibility of a new coalition at the European Parliament, potentially shifting away from the current grand coalition with the socialists and liberals. With the EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen considering a big center-right coalition, the political landscape in Germany and Europe as a whole is set for an interesting and potentially transformative period.