Majority in Germany reject AfD's platform on migration and education, poll finds

A significant majority of Germans oppose central tenets of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's election platform for the state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to a recent Forsa survey.

The poll, conducted for RTL and ntv, indicates widespread disagreement, particularly concerning the party's positions on foreign specialists and educational policies. Less than a fifth of respondents (17 percent) agreed that foreign doctors are less qualified due to their origin, though 52 percent of AfD supporters shared this view. Similarly, only 16 percent believed that recruiting foreign professionals leads to problems, a sentiment held by 49 percent of AfD supporters.

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Less than a fifth of respondents (17 percent) agreed that foreign doctors are less qualified due to their origin, though 52 percent of AfD supporters shared this view.

In the education sector, the AfD's proposals also met with considerable resistance. Just 31 percent of respondents supported the AfD's call for more avenues for parental and student complaints. Furthermore, only a quarter (24 percent) agreed with the idea that teachers should only discuss student opinions without offering their own viewpoints, a position supported by 60 percent of AfD backers.

Concerns about intimidation were also prevalent among respondents. A substantial 68 percent feared that AfD's demands could intimidate foreign specialists, while nearly half (48 percent) felt teachers could be intimidated. The survey, which polled 1007 people between August 13 and 14, suggests that while the AfD garners strong support for its platform among its own followers, its broader agenda faces significant public rejection across Germany.

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More than two thirds (68 percent) suspect this for foreign specialists, almost half (48 percent) for teachers.