Trump-backed populist party tops polls for first time, following trend in other allied countries

Germany’s rising populist right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has beaten out Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a mainstream conservative party, in popularity in a new survey. 

AFD garnered 26% of support in the poll put out by the Forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical Analysis. Merz’s CDU got 24% of support, its worst result since the 2021 election, according to the poll.  

This comes as 67% of Germans say they are dissatisfied with Merz’s job after his first 100 days in office, the poll said. He was elected in May.

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