Bavaria poll puts CSU at 36% as AfD reaches record 21%

The Christian Social Union remains ahead in Bavaria but has fallen to 36% in the BayernTrend poll, while Alternative for Germany has reached its highest level in the survey at 21%, according to Infratest dimap’s findings for broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk.

The CSU lost three percentage points compared with January, while the AfD gained two. The gap between the parties narrowed to 15 percentage points.

The Greens polled at 15%, the Free Voters at 9% and the Social Democratic Party at 8%. Bavaria’s governing CSU and Free Voters together received 45%.

The survey interviewed 1207 eligible voters in Bavaria from October 12 to 17, using telephone and online interviews.