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Merkel Conservatives Leading With 38% of Public Support 2 Weeks Before Election

© AFP 2023 / Christof STACHE German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the meeting of the Middle-size economy and economic union of the CDU/CSU in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on September 1, 2017
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during her speech at the meeting of the Middle-size economy and economic union of the CDU/CSU in Nuremberg, southern Germany, on September 1, 2017 - Sputnik International
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc of the Christian Democrats still leading in the opinion poll of the popular support, even after decrease by 2 percent.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) is leading in the opinion poll with 38 percent of popular support, a survey showed Thursday.

According to the GMS poll, public support for the CDU/CSU has decreased by 2 percent, whereas support for its main rival Social Democratic Party (SPD) remained the same at 22 percent.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks past the party logo during a party convention of the Christian Democrats (CDU) in Karlsruhe, Germany, December 14, 2015. - Sputnik International
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The Free Democratic Party (FDP) has received 10 percent while The Left party and the Greens are projected to score 9 percent each.

The poll was conducted between August 31 and September 6, with 1,012 respondents having participated in it.

Germany’s parliamentary elections are slated for September 24.

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