Civey survey: Frustration with the federal authorities is crucial cause for voting for the AfD – the significance of immigration is reducing | EUROtoday

According to a Civey survey, over half (56 %) of the particular and potential AfD voters surveyed justified their voting determination with their frustration with the work of the federal authorities.

This is adopted at far by “The AfD has good ideas” (44 %) and “I reject immigration” (40 %), because the newspapers of the Essen Funke media group, for which the survey was carried out, report.

Other causes cited embrace the occasion’s values, the shortage of options and the competence of AfD politicians. Twelve % of these surveyed mentioned they supported Germany’s exit from the EU – a central demand of the AfD.

According to the Funke newspapers, Civey surveyed round 5,000 “safe and potential AfD voters” on-line between March twenty fifth and April eighth. The outcomes are consultant as a consequence of quotas and weightings.

Frustration with the federal government replaces “rejection of immigration” as crucial cause for voting

In an older Civey survey from September 2025, the rejection of immigration nonetheless predominated as crucial argument for protected or potential AfD voters.

At that point, 55 % of these surveyed cited this as crucial cause. The second most vital argument was “I am dissatisfied with the federal government” with 52 % of the vote. A yr in the past, in April 2025, 61 % of these surveyed cited their dissatisfaction with the federal authorities as crucial cause for voting for the AfD.