Almost four in five German Muslim voters backed left-wing parties in the country’s national election, a new survey has shown.
In the 2025 Bundestag run-off on February 23, 77 per cent of Muslim voters with German citizenship opted for left-wing parties, according to a poll revealed on February 24 by the Elections Research Group, commissioned by public broadcaster ZD.
The hard-left Die Linke party emerged as the top choice, securing 29 per cent of Muslims’ support.
Following closely behind, the Socialist Party (SPD) garnered 28 per cent, while the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) picked up 16 per cent.
The Greens, though, picked up just 4 per cent.
Parties including the Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) and Alternative for Germany (AfD), dominant elsewhere, managed only 12 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, among Muslims.
This left-leaning tide starkly contrasted with other voter groups, handing Die Linke a notable edge in areas with significant Muslim populations, such as Berlin’s Neukölln borough.
Die Linke notched an overall 8.8 per cent nationally, winning six constituencies but its Muslim voter base punched above that weight.
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The survey, which polled 49,500 voters across Christian, Muslim and non-denominational groups, highlighted stark contrasts.
Among non-denominational voters, the AfD topped out at 24 per cent, edging the CDU at 22 per cent, with the SPD and Greens at 14 per cent each and Die Linke at 12 per cent.
Catholics favoured the CDU at 39 per cent, followed by the AfD at 18 per cent and SPD at 15 per cent, while Protestants gave the CDU 29 per cent, with the AfD and SPD at 20 per cent each and the Greens at 11 per cent.
The Greens and Die Linke trailed in single digits among both Christian groups.
In Neukölln, where more than a fifth of residents hail from predominantly Muslim countries, Die Linke’s Ferat Koçak won a direct mandate with 30 per cent — a first for the party in a former West German constituency.
Koçak, previously a Berlin House of Representatives member, on February 24 told news outlet Der Freitag: “Thousands with Palestinian roots live here. I’m committed to ending German arms exports to Israel and securing a just peace in the region.”
He condemned Hamas’ 2023 massacre in Israel but called that country’s response “completely disproportionate” on portal Parliamentwatch (abgeordnetenwatch.de).
The BSW, also pushing an arms embargo, hit 16 per cent among Muslims but did not clear the national 5 per cent threshold nationally required to secure a seat in parliament.
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