how germans would have voted if they had gone to the polls last sunday the governing conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. alliance remains on top 28 percent is their best result since last may take coalition partner to center left s.p.d. is at 13 percent the far right and d. is at 14 percent the business friendly f.t.p.'s 7 the socialist left party at 8 and environmental greens a 24 percent. the green party is benefiting from a worldwide surge an interest in climate change activists from the environmental pressure group extinction rebellion organized protests around the world this week they're calling for more action on the climate crisis poll showed that most germans share their concern in total 81 percent of german citizens believe that taking action to protect the climate is important of very important 16 percent think it's not very important only 2 percent think there's no need for it along with climate change migration is another global challenge turkey is intensifying assault on northern syria might result in more people seeking refuge in europe the e.u. struck a deal with turkey in 2016 hoping to ease the