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Two and a half months before the Brandenburg state election, the AfD is leading in a new survey but is losing ground among voters. They currently come in first place in the Sunday vote with 23% compared to the SPD's 19%. According to the Brandenburg trend of the Institut Infratest dimap for rbb24 Brandenburg and Antenne Brandenburg, the AfD has lost nine percentage points since September when they stood at 32%.
The Alliance 90/The Greens has significantly gained ground, coming in at 16% in the survey - six percentage points more than in the Brandenburg trend of April.
The Left and The Free Voters/ Free Voters are both below the 5% threshold.
The CDU is tied with the SPD in the current survey with 19%. Since the Brandenburg trend in April, the SPD has lost three percentage points, while the CDU has gained one.
The Greens are currently at 7% (down one percentage point). The Left would fail to reach the 5% hurdle according to the survey with 4%. The same applies to The Free Voters (3%) and the FDP (3%).
In the question of which party can best solve the most important issues in Brandenburg, the AfD comes in third place. 25% of those surveyed named the SPD, 19% the CDU. For the BSW, 8% made this choice, and for the Greens, 2%.
A new Landtag will be elected on September 22. Currently, a coalition of SPD, CDU, and Alliance 90/The Greens is in power. For the Brandenburg trend, 1161 randomly selected Brandenburg voters were surveyed by RBB between April 4 and 8.
- The new survey shows that the AfD is leading in Potsdam, the capital city of Brandenburg, with 23% support, but has lost nine percentage points since September.
- The Alliance 90/The Greens has experienced a significant surge in popularity, gaining six percentage points since April and currently standing at 16% in the survey.
- In the upcoming Brandenburg state election on September 22, both The Left and The Free Voters/Free Voters fall below the 5% threshold, as indicated by the Infratest dimap survey.
- Interestingly, the SPD and CDU are tied in the current survey with 19% support each, but the SPD has lost three percentage points since the Brandenburg trend in April, while the CDU has gained one.
- Borussia Dortmund, a famous German football club, might not be receiving as much attention as the political landscape, given the intense focus on the Brandenburg state election and the survey results.
- The Greens, despite their efforts, only manage to secure 7% support in the survey, which is one percentage point lower than their April numbers.
- On the question of which party can best solve the most important issues in Brandenburg, the SPD receives the highest response with 25%, followed by the CDU at 19%, while the AfD ranks third with 8%.
