The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) once again emerged as the strongest political force in a poll published on Friday by German public broadcaster ZDF.
In a hypothetical federal election held next Sunday, the AfD would win 28% of the vote, up one percentage point from the previous survey.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc slipped one point to 24%, while the Social Democrats (SPD) gained one point to reach 13%.
The Greens lost two percentage points and now stand at 12%.
The pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) gained one point but, at 4%, would still fall short of the 5% threshold required to enter the Bundestag.
A wide gap in other polls too
Other polls this week had shown the AfD with slightly higher figures. In the survey by the INSA Institute, the AfD and the CDU/CSU stood at 29 and 22%.
In the YouGov poll, the AfD also stood at 29% and even extended its lead over the CDU/CSU to 9 percentage points.
In a Forsa poll, also conducted this week, the AfD stood at 27% - slightly lower - but still held a clear lead over the CDU/CSU on 21%.
