Pro-Ukraine Chancellor candidate set to win the snap election

Feb 19, 2025 - 15:00

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and CDU's leader Friedrich Merz/Zelenskyy's office

Germany is gearing up for a snap election on 23 February 2025.

According to the latest polling by all agencies, Conservative CDU/CSU is set to win the election, though its support ranges between 27-32%. The poll by Forsa, which features the largest sample of 2501, shows that the support stands at 30%

Anti-Ukraine AfD party’s support stands roughly at 20%, with INSA’s poll showing that it enjoys the support of 22% based on the survey of 2010 persons. This is despite aggressive support and promotion by US billionaire Elon Musk.

The threshold for entering the parliament is 5%, with the German system requiring that parties form a coalition to govern. Merz has already ruled out a coalition with AfD and grilled its leader, Alice Weidel, live on TV.

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