New survey: In North Rhine-Westphalia, the SPD reaches the 20 % mark for the primary time in years – AfD overtakes the Greens | EUROtoday

If a brand new state parliament had been elected in North Rhine-Westphalia this Sunday, the black-green state authorities might preserve its majority, however each authorities events would file losses. The opposition events would achieve floor. This is the results of the NRW pattern that the survey institute Infratest dimap surveyed on behalf of the WDR journal “Westpol” from January twenty sixth to twenty ninth, 2026.

Prime Minister Wüst’s CDU would get 35 % (-4 in comparison with June 2025), the Greens would get 13 % (-2). After its file low within the NRW pattern in June 2025, the SPD can get well considerably. It elevated by 4 share factors and reached the 20 % mark for the primary time since June 2023.

The AfD additionally improved barely, overtaking the Greens and equaling its earlier finest from June 2023 with 15 % (+1). The Left recorded slight losses (-1), however would make it into the state parliament with 6 %. The FDP wouldn’t be capable to obtain this with 4 % regardless of slight features (+1). All different events collectively would get 7 %.

Satisfaction with the work of the state authorities stays balanced. 48 % of these surveyed stay happy, 49 % are dissatisfied (+4 since June 2025). Prime Minister Wüst’s work is rated considerably extra negatively than within the final survey in April 2024: 45 % of these surveyed are happy (-2), 38 % (+2) dissatisfied.

A superb yr earlier than the state elections in 2027, the SPD get together management has now agreed on Jochen Ott as the highest candidate. Most folks in North Rhine-Westphalia haven’t but heard of the SPD parliamentary group chief. Only one in 4 eligible voters (24 %) is assured of constructing a judgment about themselves. 12 % say Ott is an effective candidate for the Social Democrats, and simply as many have expressed doubts. Among the SPD supporters, the constructive evaluation clearly predominates (26:5 %), though a majority of them have to date had little concept of ​​what to do with the identify of the SPD politician.

The concern of migration has misplaced its distinctive place as an important downside from the attitude of these surveyed. 26 % of these surveyed nonetheless identify immigration as one of the crucial pressing issues to be solved.

However, that’s 3 share factors lower than the final survey in April 2024. Those surveyed rated the issues with infrastructure, public transport and site visitors as considerably extra necessary than nearly two years in the past. This matter space is now additionally talked about by 26 % of individuals, a big enhance (+6) since April 2024.

The concern of training is available in second place with 21 % (-4). The matters of social injustice (+4) and economics (+3) come subsequent with 12 % every. Internal safety comes subsequent with 10 % (-3), adopted by surroundings and local weather safety (7 %, -5).

Lifestyle part-time is failing in NRW

The CDU enterprise wing has initiated a debate in regards to the guidelines for part-time work. In the long run, part-time work ought to solely be granted for “special reasons”, i.e. when elevating kids, caring for relations or for additional coaching. The overwhelming majority of respondents reject such a restriction on the correct to work part-time. 70 % of these surveyed assume the suggestion is mistaken, 24 % assume it’s proper. The majority of CDU supporters in North Rhine-Westphalia are additionally towards it (56 to 39).