Germany: Poll by Infratest dimap from 22.02.2017

Germany: Polling data

This poll is more than 3 months old.
SPD
32.0
+4.0
Union
31.0
-3.0
AfD
11.0
-1.0
Grüne
8.0
±0.0
Linke
7.0
-1.0
FDP
6.0
±0.0
Others
5.0
+1.0
Infratest dimap – 1047 respondents – 20.02.2017-22.02.2017

Next election: 2029

The next parliamentary election in Germany is expected to take place in 2029.

Election poll results

Germany - The latest poll for the Parliamentary Election in Germany from Infratest dimap shows the following results: SPD 32%, CDU/CSU 31%, AfD 11%, Grüne 8%, Die Linke 7% and FDP 6%. If an election were held in Germany this Sunday, SPD might gain the most in voter favorability with +15.6 growth since the last election. AfD, on the other hand, would lose the most votes (-9.8) in the election barometer compared to the last election result.

Friedrich Merz is currently governing with a Coalition of the center from CDU/CSU and SPD. With 66.5% of virtual seats, the government could continue in office.

The election survey was collected by Infratest dimap. For this purpose, 1047 persons were asked about their party preference in a period of 2 days (20.02.2017 - 22.02.2017).

Coalition possibilities

630
Majority requires 316 seats
Linke
46
7.3%
SPD
213
33.8%
Grüne
53
8.4%
FDP
39
6.2%
Union
206
32.7%
AfD
73
11.6%
SPD + CDU/CSU
66.5%
CDU/CSU + AfD + FDP
50.5%
SPD + Grüne + Die Linke
49.5%
SPD + Grüne + FDP
48.4%
CDU/CSU + Grüne + FDP
47.3%

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Election poll results

This election poll on the parliamentary election in Germany was conducted by Infratest dimap. The survey took place between 20.02.2017 and 22.02.2017 among 1047 eligible voters. After this election poll would get SPD 32%, CDU/CSU 31%, AfD 11%, Grüne 8%, Die Linke 7% and FDP 6%.

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