Hamburg: Taxpayer Group Finds Waste, Poll Shows AfD Gains

In Hamburg in October 2026, the Bund der Steuerzahler reported numerous cases of tax money being wasted, with its Schwarzbuch documenting losses running into the millions. A separate Hamburg poll showed the AfD doubling its share of the vote, while the SPD remained clearly the strongest party. The CDU fell to fifth place in the same survey.