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NRW SPD Calls Crisis Meetings After Poll Puts Party at 14% and Fourth

The slump highlights how national coalition fights are hurting the party's standing in its former stronghold.

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SPD-Chef und Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil und SPD-Chefin und Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas
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Beten für die SPD? NRW-Ministerpräsident Hendrik steht wegen des Einbruchs der Sozialdemokraten unangefochten da.

Overview

  • Party leaders in North Rhine-Westphalia set emergency sessions for Thursday and an extraordinary state board meeting for Sunday after a Wednesday email, obtained by dpa, warned of a Forsa poll showing just 14 percent support.
  • The Forsa 'NRW-Check' places the CDU at 32 percent, AfD at 20, Greens at 17, SPD at 14, the Left at 6, and the FDP at 3, with 51 percent of respondents saying they are unhappy with the state government.
  • Jochen Ott, the SPD’s designated lead candidate, said the poor result reflects the federal trend and argued his low name recognition is fixable one year out from the vote.
  • The survey found only 8 percent of eligible voters know Ott is the SPD’s top candidate, which the party says it aimed to address by naming him early to build visibility.
  • Forsa surveyed 1,531 eligible voters from April 7 to 14, 2026, and the next state election is scheduled for April 25, 2027, setting up a year of strategy resets and tighter messaging for the SPD.