Forsa survey
How the Germans evaluate the migration vote with AfD help
Did Merz tore the fire wall for the AfD? One day after the Union application for immigration policy, the country is split in the evaluation and possible consequences.
A day after the Union parties in the Bundestag consciously accepted votes from the AfD to vote on an application, the debate about the maneuvers of CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz is raging. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned it, numerous well -known cultural workers made up in an open letter against Merz.
A flash survey by Forsa on behalf of RTL/NTV on Thursday shows that the Germans are apparently divided when asked about the evaluation and the consequences. 46 percent of those entitled to vote therefore find it correct that the CDU/CSU parliamentary group deliberately accepted the approval of the AfD during the vote in the Bundestag during their application for immigration policy on Wednesday. 50 percent consider the procedure to be wrong. Approval for Merz not only comes from the ranks of the Union and AfD, but also from FDP and BSW voters.
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Current of the fire wall by the CDU?
The result is similarly split when the question of whether the Union parties' decision is to be assessed as an termination of the previous agreement of the democratic parties not to coordinate with the AfD in the event of applications. 49 percent see it that way, 46 percent consider this to be exaggerated. The rest is not sure.
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Did Merz broke his word?
Friedrich Merz, who had previously assured that it has not been cooperating with the AfD, is now faced with allegations of having broken his word. 51 percent of those surveyed see it that way, 46 percent consider the allegation of the broken word to be exaggerated. The BSW camp is particularly divided with the supporters of the various parties.
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Would the Union coalize with the AfD?
Despite the vote on Wednesday, Friedrich Merz assures that the CDU and CSU will not enter into a government coalition with the AfD. At 54 percent, a narrow majority of Germans doubt this promise. Only supporters of the CDU/CSU and FDP seem fully convinced of the assurance. There are great doubts about the SPD, Greens, Greens. Also almost half of the AfD supporters no longer seem to believe the CDU boss. The BSW warehouse is divided on the question.
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What are the consequences of the turning point in the Bundestag?
What are the consequences of the first-time coordination with AfD votes for Friedrich Merz and his candidate for Chancellor? That is certainly not to be said a day after. The voters still have to process the events, first of all polarizes the turning point in parliament. 40 percent of the eligible voters believe that the adoption of the application with votes from the AfD will rather harm the Union parties. 31 percent, on the other hand, think that it will have more positive effects for the CDU/CSU, 21 percent assume that it ends up in the end.
At 72 percent, the majority of the eligible voters also say that the events on Wednesday do not lead to rethinking their own election decision. In the CDU, only 15 percent state that they could think about where they put the cross again. This does not seem to many, but can be significant for the Union parties on election day. AfD voters apparently did not wash the maneuver for the Union: 90 percent of the AfD voters state that they don't want to rethink their election decision again.
Not surprisingly: Almost three quarters of the voters, namely 73 percent, believe that the formation of a government coalition of the CDU/CSU and SPD or from CDU/CSU and Greens has now become more difficult after the federal election. The majority of the camps of all parties see it.
Methodology: Forsa interviewed 1205 people on January 30, 2025 on behalf of RTL/NTV. The statistical fault tolerance is +/- 3 percentage points.
Source: Stern
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