BERLIN, November 13. /TASS/. As many as 28% of Germans are ready to vote for the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, putting it 6 percentage points ahead of its nearest rival, the conservative bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), according to an opinion poll conducted by the Mannheim-based survey group for the ZDF television channel.
Thus, support for AfD has grown by 2 p.p. on the previous poll three weeks ago. The CDU/CSU ratings, on the contrary, have dropped by 1 p.p., to 22%. Third in terms of popularity is the Greens party, 15% support (up by 2 p.p.). They are followed by Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 13% (down by 1 p.p.), and The Left with 10% (down by 1 p.p.). Other political forces are supported by less than 5% of respondents, or below the threshold for winning parliamentary seats in elections.
Overall, the ruling CDU/CSU and SPD coalition enjoys 35% support from Germans.
The poll was conducted on November 10-12 among nearly 1,300 respondents. The margin of error was 3 p.p.