Germany: Poll by Civey from 27.02.2017

Germany: Polling data

This poll is more than 3 months old.
Union
34.3
+0.2
SPD
31.4
+2.7
AfD
8.4
-1.6
Linke
8.1
-0.3
Grüne
7.1
-0.8
FDP
6.4
-0.1
Others
4.3
-0.1
Civey – 5012 respondents – 26.02.2017-27.02.2017

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 Civey shows the following results: CDU/CSU 34.3%, SPD 31.4%, AfD 8.4%, Die Linke 8.1%, Grüne 7.1% and FDP 6.4%. If an election were held in Germany this Sunday, SPD might gain the most in voter favorability with +15.0 growth since the last election. AfD, on the other hand, would lose the most votes (-12.4) 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 68.9% of virtual seats, the government could continue in office.

The election survey was collected by Civey. For this purpose, 5012 persons were asked about their party preference in a period of 1 days (26.02.2017 - 27.02.2017).

Coalition possibilities

630
Majority requires 316 seats
Linke
53
8.4%
SPD
207
32.9%
Grüne
46
7.3%
FDP
42
6.7%
Union
227
36%
AfD
55
8.7%
CDU/CSU + SPD
68.9%
CDU/CSU + AfD + FDP
51.4%
CDU/CSU + Grüne + FDP
50.0%
SPD + Die Linke + Grüne
48.6%
SPD + Grüne + FDP
46.8%

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Election poll results

This election poll on the parliamentary election in Germany was conducted by Civey. The survey took place between 26.02.2017 and 27.02.2017 among 5012 eligible voters. After this election poll would get CDU/CSU 34.3%, SPD 31.4%, AfD 8.4%, Die Linke 8.1%, Grüne 7.1% and FDP 6.4%.

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