German residents in the south of Gran Canaria as well as investors in the destination are awaiting the elections this February. Germany's conservatives and Greens are expected to form a majority to form a government after the early elections this February. According to the Insa survey for the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the two parties would have a combined representation of 44%. The Free Democrats, on the other hand, would not reach the 5% threshold to enter Parliament, as their support fell one percentage point to 4% compared to last week.
The poll adds to the recent debate about a possible coalition between the CDU/CSU and the Greens after the elections on 23 February, on which there are divergent opinions within the conservative alliance. Such a coalition would be a novelty at the federal level, although the two parties currently form governments in three of Germany's 16 federal states.
In the Insa poll, support for the CDU/CSU remained unchanged at 32%, while the Greens stood at 12%, down one point. Support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's SPD stood at 16%, up one point from last week. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz earlier this week moderated his criticism of the Greens to keep coalition options open.
But CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann told German media that the party wants a change of policy on immigration, economics and social policy. "That cannot be done with the Greens," he said. Linnemann also denied that a meeting between Merz and the Greens' leaders had already been scheduled as the latter had suggested.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party came in second in the Insa poll with 19%. On Saturday, it formally nominated party leader Alice Weidel as its first female chancellor candidate in its 11-year history. Asked which of the candidates they would vote for if they could vote directly, 21% chose Merz and 15% Scholz, Bild reported on Sunday. AfD's Weidel came in second with 18%, while the Greens' Robert Habeck got 14%.
