German stability tested in regional votes

Germany’s political landscape faces upheaval, with opinion polls expecting the far-right AfD to win the most votes in up to 3 of the nation’s 16 federal states in unprecedented result


Bjoern Hoecke: Leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Thuringia, has repeatedly used banned Nazi rhetoric at his rallies

AfD could come first in all three states holding elections – Thuringia, Saxony (Sep 1) and Brandenburg (Sep 22)

Another populist party – Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), socially conservative and economically left – also performing strongly in polls


BRANDENBURG
Berlin 
GERMANY
SAXONY 
THURINGIA


PROJECTED VOTE SHARE (%)*
SPD CDU Greens FDP AfD Left BSW Others

Thuringia 	6 21 3 3 30 14 20 3
Saxony		6 30 5 32 4 15 8
Brandenburg 	20 19 5 2 24 5 17 8


*INSA surveys of 1,000 adults in each state between Aug 19-23 (Thuringia and Saxony), and Jul 27-Aug 5 (Brandenburg)


Sources: Bloomberg, Reuters, INSA 
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