German economic pessimism hits new low; AfD leads at 27% in ARD poll
Only 13% of Germans view the economy positively, the lowest since the euro crisis of the late 2000s, according to an infratest dimap poll for ARD. The AfD leads the Sunday voting question with 27%, while satisfaction with the black-red coalition government fell to a record low of 12%. The economy has overtaken migration as the top concern, cited by 27% of respondents.
BERLIN, June 3 (Reuters) – Only 13% of Germans rate the economic situation positively, the lowest level since the euro crisis of the late 2000s, according to an infratest dimap poll for ARD-DeutschlandTrend published Wednesday. The figure is down 7 percentage points since January.
The survey, conducted June 1-2 among 1,326 eligible voters (791 by telephone, 535 online), has a margin of error of 2-3 percentage points. The economy has overtaken migration as the top political task, cited by 27% of respondents, while migration ranks second at 21%.
Personal economic expectations remain bleak: 38% of respondents expect their personal economic situation to worsen over the next 12 months, and only 6% expect improvement. In eastern Germany, nearly one in two expects deterioration.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) leads the Sunday voting question with 27%, unchanged from the previous month. The CDU/CSU bloc fell 1 point to 23%, its lowest level since January 2022. The Greens dropped 1 point to 14%, the SPD gained 1 point to 13%, and the Left party held steady at 10%.
Satisfaction with the work of the black-red coalition government – comprising the CDU/CSU and SPD – fell to a new record low of 12%, down 1 point from the previous month's trough.
The CDU's policy of excluding cooperation with the AfD divides the electorate: 47% of respondents consider it correct, and 47% consider it wrong. Among party supporters, all except AfD voters back the exclusion policy. By contrast, 56% of respondents consider the CDU's exclusion of the Left party wrong, while 33% consider it correct.