As Germany approaches its elections, political tensions have escalated, driven by the CDU's controversial immigration policy proposals supported by the far-right AfD. CDU leader Friedrich Merz's inability to pass legislation despite the far right's backing sparked protests and accusations of undermining post-war political consensus. Voter sentiment is mixed, with a significant minority of Germans supporting the CDU's approach, while half oppose it, illustrating a divided public sphere ahead of the pivotal election.
But how do voters rate the CDU's approach to limiting immigration? That was one of the questions asked by the research institute infratest-dimap in the current ARD-Deutschlandtrend, for which 1,302 German voters were interviewed between February 3 and 5.
The SPD, Greens and Left Party accused the CDU leader of breaking a consensus of non-cooperation with the far right that has held in post-war German democracy since 1949.
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