German Social Democrats Hit Record Low as AfD Leads Polls
Germany's Social Democrats have fallen to a record low of 11 percent support as voters shift to the populist Alternative für Deutschland, which leads polls at 27 percent.
The latest RTL/ntv political barometer reveals that the Social Democrats (SPD), Germany’s oldest surviving major political party, has crashed to just 11 per cent support among voters, according to Breitbart News. This represents a dramatic collapse from the 16.4 per cent the party secured at the last federal election in 2025, and marks the worst performance since the Forsa Institute began conducting the survey.
The establishment left-wing party, which remained in government as a coalition partner of the supposedly centre-right CDU despite losing the last election, has hemorrhaged support to parties further left on the political spectrum. The Greens have climbed from 11.6 per cent at the last election to 15 per cent this week, while Die Linke (The Left) has surged from 8.8 per cent to 11 per cent over the same period.
Chancellor Merz’s Christian Democratic Union has also witnessed a precipitous decline, falling from 28.5 per cent at the last election to just 22 per cent in current polling.
By contrast, the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues to dominate the political landscape with 27 per cent support, up from 20.8 per cent in 2025.
Though characterised by legacy media outlets as a so-called far-right party, the AfD has attracted significant support from working-class voters who historically backed the Social Democrats, mirroring patterns seen with populist movements across Europe and the Trump movement in the United States.
An Infratest-Dimap exit poll conducted following last year’s elections found that 38 per cent of workers cast their ballots for the Alternative for Germany, compared to a mere 12 per cent for the SPD.
The Social Democrats’ collapse among working-class voters follows the party’s time in government under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during which Germany experienced record levels of immigration and widespread economic stagnation.
Like Labour in Britain and the Democrats in America, the SPD has steadfastly refused to acknowledge voter rejection of mass migration policies. Government Labour Minister Bärbel Bas sparked controversy last month by asserting that mass migration was not only economically essential but also critical for its cultural enrichment, in contrast to what she characterised as the uniform grey society that would exist without millions of foreigners.
Given this attitude and the well-documented negative impacts of mass migration, it is perhaps unsurprising that nearly eight in ten voters believe the government has failed to adequately address the immigration crisis.
SPD party leader Lars Klingbeil, who has similarly doubled down on mass migration as an economic solution, has watched his personal approval ratings collapse from 37 per cent in December to just 28 per cent this week.
With information from Breitbart News
