Forsa poll of 26 May 2026 for the federal election
- Commissioned by
- RTL / n-tv
- Fieldwork period
- 19 to 22 May 2026
- Respondents
- 2,002
- Method
- Telefonisch
- AfD27.0%-1.0
- CDU/CSU22.0%±0
- Grüne15.0%+1.0
- SPD12.0%±0
- Linke11.0%±0
- FDP4.0%±0
- BSW3.0%±0
- Others6.0%±0
Dashed line: electoral threshold of 5%. Change compared with the previous Forsa poll of 19 May 2026.
In this poll Forsa has AfD ahead on 27.0%, followed by CDU/CSU on 22.0%. 2,002 people were surveyed from 19 to 22 May 2026, method Telefonisch, commissioned by RTL / n-tv.
Compared with the previous Forsa poll of 19 May 2026, AfD loses 1.0 points, Grüne gains 1.0 points.
All parties are within 1.5 points of the average of the other pollsters.
Deviation from the average of the other pollsters
Rolling 45-day average of the other pollsters on 26 May 2026. Positive: this poll is above it.
- CDU/CSU -1.4average 23.4
- Grüne +0.7average 14.3
- SPD -0.5average 12.5
- AfD +0.3average 26.7
- Linke +0.2average 10.8
- BSW -0.2average 3.2
- FDP +0.1average 3.9
Seat projection from this poll
630 seats by Sainte-Laguë, five per cent threshold, waived for parties winning at least three constituencies.
- AfD195
- CDU/CSU159
- Grüne109
- SPD87
- Linke80
- AfD + CDU/CSU354 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + SPD391 of 630
- AfD + Grüne + Linke384 of 630
- AfD + SPD + Linke362 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + SPD355 of 630
- CDU/CSU + Grüne + Linke348 of 630
- CDU/CSU + SPD + Linke326 of 630
More polls
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.