German Conservatives Riding High Ahead of Candidate Decision
- Backing for CDU/CSU alliance rises to highest since Feb. 2021
- Chancellor choice set to be announced after Brandenburg vote
An AfD demonstration under the slogan "Scholz must go" in Brandenburg on Sept. 14.
Photographer: Fabian Sommer/picture alliance/Getty Images
Support for Germany’s opposition conservatives rose to the highest in more than three and a half years, according to a new poll, as the CDU/CSU alliance prepares to name its candidate to run against Chancellor Olaf Scholz in next September’s national election.
The latest Insa survey for Bild am Sonntag newspaper put backing for the conservatives at 33%, up two percentage points from the previous week to the highest level since February 2021. The far-right Alternative for Germany is in second place, with 19% support.