Merkel's Rival Schulz Takes Lead in Run-Up to General Elections – Poll

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Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have taken the lead on Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc and are 1 percent ahead, a fresh poll has found.

This file photo taken on May 29, 2016 shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz during a remembrance ceremony to mark the centenary of the battle of Verdun, at the Douaumont Ossuary (Ossuaire de Douaumont), northeastern France. - Sputnik International
Poll Predicts Merkel's Loss of Chancellor Post to Rival Schulz
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — THe SPD scored 33 percent in the weekly Emnid survey, published by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper on Saturday. The union of Christian and Social Democrats (CDU/CSU) is behind with 32 percent.

The center-left party has gained 12 percent since former European Parliament President Martin Schulz was nominated last month as SPD’s candidate for chancellor.

The German newspaper estimated that the SPD now has enough support to build a ruling coalition with the far-left Linke and Green parties, who are projected to score respectively 8 and 7 percent of votes in September’s general elections.

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