The AfD and CDU parties shared the first place in the rating according to the survey results.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) share the first place in the ranking of parties in Germany. This was reported by the Bild newspaper on March 28, based on a survey conducted by the INSA institute.

"According to a public opinion poll conducted on Sunday by the INSA institute for the Bild newspaper, <...> and Alternative for Germany has equaled the CDU/CSU in popularity," the publication says.

It is specified that both political parties scored 26% each. Next are the Social Democrats (SPD) with 14% and the Union 90/Greens with 12%.

As the newspaper notes, since it is necessary to gain 45% of the vote in order to obtain a parliamentary majority, if the elections were held now, the current government, consisting of the CDU/CSU and the SPD, would not be able to get a majority and would be forced to enter into a coalition with other parties.

The survey was conducted on March 23-27 among 1,205 respondents, with a margin of error of 2.9%.

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