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Schroeder gains further on nervous conservatives
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder gained further ground on challenger Angela Merkel in a poll on Saturday and conservatives feared they could again squander a big poll lead to lose another general election.With just days left before the election on September 18, a new survey on Saturday by the Emnid institute for Focus magazine showed the Christian Democrats (CDU) falling another 1.5 points to 40.5 percent in the last week while Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) leapt 3.5 points more to 34 percent. The SPD has gained 8 points in the last month while the CDU lost 3 points. The CDU led by as many as 23 points in late June. The CDU and their likely coalition partners, the Free Democrats, have now slipped about two points below a majority they would need to take power. Rest at link. Posted by: ed 2005-09-10 |
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