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Merkel’s Conservative Bloc Retains 17% Lead Over Social Democrats – Poll

© REUTERS / Hannibal HanschkeGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 21, 2016.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, December 21, 2016. - Sputnik International
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), holds a 17-percent lead over its main opponent, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), less than a month ahead of the federal elections, a fresh poll showed on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) According to the ZDF-Politbarometer poll, the public support for the CDU/CSU stands at 39 percent, while the SPD is projected to gain 22 percent of votes. The figures for both parties have not changed within a week.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 28, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) comes third with 10 percent of respondents being ready to vote for it. The Left Party is supported by 9 percent of Germans, according to the poll.

Two more parties that are likely to get to the German parliament are the Green Party and the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, as they can count on 8 percent of votes each.

The poll was conducted on August 29-31 and involved 1,309 respondents.

Germany’s federal elections are slated for September 24, 2017.

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