While coalition talks continue in Germany, a new poll showed that the election winner, the Christian Democrats, have lost support and their vote share has equalized with AfD. A public opinion survey in Germany revealed that the Christian Unity parties CDU/CSU, who came out on top in the snap general election on February 23 and started coalition talks with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), have seen their votes dwindle. According to Euronews, most voters expressed their disappointment with the ongoing coalition talks, and according to Bild newspaper’s Sunday Insa poll, CDU/CSU, who received a total of 28.6% of the vote in the election, saw their vote share drop to 24%. This marks the lowest rate recorded for the conservative sister parties. Following the poll’s results showing a 6-point loss for CDU/CSU, Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) also saw their vote share equalized at 24%, placing them second in the election with a 20.8% vote share, but not invited to coalition talks due to the “security wall” that traditionally draws extreme right parties in Germany following World War II. “NO SUCH SUPPORT LOSS HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE” Hermann Binkert, President of the New Social Responses Institute (INSA), commented that this was an “unprecedented support loss between the federal parliamentary elections and the formation of government.” According to the poll, AfD increased their vote share by 1 point compared to the previous public opinion survey. The poll also indicated that SPD, expected to be a coalition partner in the upcoming government in Germany, maintained their vote share at the same level as in the election. With a historically low 16%, SPD’s vote share remained the same in the latest poll. The Greens saw a drop of 1 point to reach an 11% vote share, while The Left Party, which secured a spot in the Federal Parliament with a strong momentum before the election, increased their vote share by 1 point to reach 11%. All other parties continued to fall below the 5% election threshold.