Two thirds of Germans backing Harris over Trump in US elections

Around two thirds of Germans of voting age are backing Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the presidential elections in the United States, according to a survey by the Ipsos research institute published on Monday.

Only 12% would back Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November 5 elections, while 12% expressed no preference.

There was majority support for Harris among all political parties in Germany, apart from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), where 42% of followers backed Trump against 31% for Harris.

German men were more likely to support Trump, with 16% expressing support for him against just 8% of women.

The Ipsos poll conducted an online survey of 1,000 German nationals aged between 18 and 75 on October 2 and 3.