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Political Views Political Views Merkel increases lead in popularity stakes over rival Steinmeier
Political Views Political Views Merkel increases lead in popularity stakes over rival Steinmeier
| Merkel increases lead in popularity stakes over rival Steinmeier |
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| Monday, 15 June 2009 17:09 |
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Of those questioned, 60 per cent said they would vote today for Merkel, of the Christian Democrats (CDU), according to the survey conducted on behalf of ARD state television. Just 27 per cent would vote for Steinmeier, the foreign minister under Germany's coalition government. The survey showed a 7-per-cent drop in support for Steinmeier, his lowest rating since he announced his candidacy for the chancellery last year. Germans vote for a new parliament in the general election on September 27. The survey also showed that Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was very popular, despite SPD-criticism of his handling of Germany's economic crisis. Guttenberg, who has been in office for just four months, was ranked the third most popular politician behind Merkel and Steinmeier. The 37-year-old rising star of the CDU's Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), was rated as competent (68 per cent) and credible (66 per cent). The CDU/CSU alliance rose 2 percentage points in popularity, to 36 per cent, while the SPD fell by the same percentage, to 25 per cent. The liberal Free Democrats (FDP), favoured CDU/CSU post-September coalition partners, polled 14 per cent in the survey, which also apportioned approval ratings of 13 per cent to the Greens and 9 per cent to the Left Party. Sunday's European elections returned a record low of 20.8 per cent for the SPD, but most did not consider this to be conclusive for September's general election. Almost two thirds of respondents did not think the European elections were representative, while 38 per cent thought a coalition of CDU/CSU and FDP was virtually certain, according to the survey. The findings were based on two surveys by Infratest dimap, in which a total of 2,500 people were questioned.(dpa) |