The far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) has fallen to its lowest level of support in months, according to new polling.
Last month, the AfD won a landmark victory as it became the biggest party in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. This came after a prolonged period of the party topping the polls nation-wide, overtaking the ruling CDU party in April.
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The party fell three seats short of a majority on the parliament and have struggled to form a government.
Now, new polling shows that their support could be on the wane across Germany.
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The latest ‘Politbarometer’ poll carried out by research group Wahlen found the AfD’s support was at 26%, a drop of two points compared to the start of October.
Meanwhile, the CDU saw its support jump by two points to 23%, leaving the gap between them and the AfD at three points, T-Online reports.
The results are significant. The AfD’s 26% is its lowest level of support since May, whilst the CDU’s 23% is its highest level since August.
The polling comes at what feels like a crunch moment in global politics.
Over the weekend, President Lula pulled off a stunning victory over the right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro in the Brazilian elections.
This came after an anti-corruption student group ticket in Serbia managed to oust long-time leader and Putin ally Aleksander Vučič.
This week also sees parliamentary elections take place in Israel, where polls suggest it could be bad news for Benjamin Netanyahu.
And of course, next week will see crucial mid-term elections in the US, where Donald Trump’s Republicans could lose control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
