The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has extended its lead over Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives in a new poll released on Saturday.
The survey by polling institute INSA saw the AfD stable on 29%, a record 8 percentage points ahead of Merz's centre-right bloc, which fell by one point on 21%.
The anti-immigrant party is enjoying a surge in polls amid mounting frustration over the coalition government's response to the war in Iran and the slow pace of reforms.
At the national level, Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU) are in coalition with the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD).
Merz's popularity has slumped over his first year in office, with a record 77% of respondents to the INSA poll saying they are dissatisfied with his performance, up 6 points from April.
Only 15% of those surveyed said they are satisfied with his work, down 4 points.
Further back in the poll, which was conducted between June 1 and June 5, were a trio of left-wing parties: the Greens on 14%, the SPD on 12% and The Left on 11%.
Two minor parties, the pro-business Free Democrats and the populist BSW, were on 3%, below the 5% threshold needed to enter parliament.
