The new ARD "Germany Trend" sees the AfD as the second strongest force in Germany. In the poll, the party gains two percentage points and would be elected by 18 percent if the federal election were held on Sunday.
In other parties, there is bewilderment, frustration – and a little self-criticism. For CDU politician Norbert Röttgen, however, the "Germany trend" is nevertheless a "disaster" that should be understood as an "alarm signal"