Single poll

Forsa poll of 28 April 2026 for the federal election

Commissioned by
RTL / n-tv
Fieldwork period
21 to 27 Apr 2026
Respondents
2,503
Method
Telefonisch
  • AfD27.0%+1.0
  • CDU/CSU22.0%-2.0
  • Grüne15.0%±0
  • SPD12.0%±0
  • Linke12.0%+1.0
  • FDP4.0%±0
  • Others8.0%±0

Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 21 Apr 2026.

In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 22.0%. 2,503 people were surveyed from 21 to 27 Apr 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.

Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 21 Apr 2026, CDU/CSU loses 2.0 points, AfD gains 1.0 points, Linke gains 1.0 points.

Compared with the average of the other pollsters on the same day, Forsa has CDU/CSU 2.6 points lower.

Context

Deviation from the average of the other pollsters

Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 28 Apr 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.

  • CDU/CSU -2.6average 24.6
  • Grüne +1.4average 13.6
  • Linke +1.4average 10.6
  • SPD -1.3average 13.3
  • AfD +1.1average 25.9
  • FDP +0.4average 3.6
Seat projection

Seat projection from this poll

630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.

AfD: 193 seatsCDU/CSU: 158 seatsGrüne: 107 seatsSPD: 86 seatsLinke: 86 seatsMajority from 316630of 630 seats
  • AfD193
  • CDU/CSU158
  • Grüne107
  • SPD86
  • Linke86
  • AfD + CDU/CSU351 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + SPD386 of 630
  • AfD + Grüne + Linke386 of 630
  • AfD + SPD + Linke365 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke351 of 630
  • CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke330 of 630
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Data from dawum.de (ODbL), analysis by wahlergebnisse.io. Individual polls carry a margin of error of roughly two to three points for the larger parties.

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