Alice Weidel, leader of the anti-mass immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has risen to the top of the polls for prime minister in the upcoming February election.
by questionnaire carried out According to INSA polling company build newspaper, AfD leader Alice Weidel rose 3 points from last week to 24 points, while centrist neoliberal Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz dropped 1 point from last week to 20%. exceeded.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Olaf Scholz, the current candidate for the leftist Social Democratic Party (SPD), is in third place with an approval rating of 15%, down 1 point from last week. Scholz was followed by Economy Minister Robert Habeck, the Green Party's candidate for prime minister, with 14%.
The survey, which surveyed 1,005 people, was carried out between December 18 and 19, the day before the Magdeburg Christmas market attack that left at least five people dead and more than 200 injured.
The attack, believed to have been carried out by migrants from Saudi Arabia, is likely to have a major impact on the February 23 election.
The attack took place under the watchful eye of Chancellor Scholz, but the suspect was reportedly granted asylum in 2016 under Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU government. Further complicating matters, the suspect has reportedly previously expressed sympathy for the AfD, despite declaring himself a “leftist”.
Weidel's rise in the polls comes as her party is backed by X owner Elon Musk, who declared this week that “only the AfD can save Germany.”
Musk has been branded election “interference” by German leftists and globalists in the European Union for simply expressing personal opinions about German politics.
Matthias Miersch, general secretary of the ruling Social Democratic Party said“We cannot allow outside interference in Germany's election activities. This is a principle we must uphold,” he added. “We are clearly opposed to this. Germany does not need foreign influence or Trumpism. Don’t go out, Elon.”
Former EU censorship czar Thierry Breton is also accused of interfering in the US presidential election by demanding that Musk censor a live interview with Donald Trump. suspect Boss X's declaration of support for the AfD is “obstruction”.
But the German government has refused to condemn Musk's comments, with spokeswoman Christiane Hoffman saying: “We are of course taking this into account and of course freedom of expression applies to X.” said.
Although Weidel and the AfD are surging in opinion polls, the party remains unlikely to come to power after February's elections, given that all other parties have agreed to a deal. cordon sanitary equipment This means that the AfD refuses to form a coalition with right-wing parties.
As a result, the centre-right CDU/CSU party may be forced to form an alliance with Chancellor Scholz's left-wing SPD in order to form a government that is likely to involve concessions to the left on immigration, fiscal and energy policies. There is sex.
