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Merkel’s Conservative Bloc Pulls Ahead of Socialist Rivals in Germany – Poll

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc has an 11-point lead on its key Socialist rivals and the current partners in the grand coalition, a fresh poll released Friday showed.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) talks to Rector Anne De Paepe (L) of Belgian UGent university during a ceremony to receive a degree Honoris Causa, or honorary doctorate from the Belgian universities of KU Leuven and UGent in Brussels, Belgium January 12, 2017. - Sputnik International
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BERLIN (Sputnik) The survey, commissioned by the Bild newspaper, found that 32 percent of respondents would vote for conservatives in the federal election this fall.

The left-wing Socialist party was endorsed by 21 percent of those sampled by the Insa pollster on January 6-9. The far-left Linke party came fourth with 11 percent.

The migrant-sceptic Alternative for Germany continued to make gains last year and looks set to enter the national parliament for the first time since the party's creation in 2013. It was backed by 15 percent of respondents.

The liberal Free Democratic Party, who teamed up with Merkel’s bloc to rule the country from 2009 to 2013, has been struggling to stay afloat, with just 5.5 percent saying they are ready to vote for it.

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