BERLIN/STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) saw their lead over Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives narrow in a poll published on Tuesday, pointing to a tightening race just five days before a federal election. Support for the conservative CDU/CSU alliance, whose chancellor candidate is Armin Laschet, edged up one percentage point to 22%. The other parties were all unchanged, with the Greens on 17%, the business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) at 11%, the far-right AfD at 11% and the anti-capitalist Left party at 6%. At a campaign rally in the northern town of Stralsund, part of her constituency, Merkel implored voters to back her party. The SPD’s Scholz is German voters’ most popular choice by far to succeed her as chancellor.

Source: MetroXpress September 21, 2021 11:15 UTC