Photo: DPAA poll published by public broadcaster ZDF on Friday shows that both the major parties are likely to suffer major losses, while the small right-wing parties are on the rise. The ZDF Politikbarometer poll shows Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on 36 percent support, with the Social Democrats (SPD) on a miserable 21.5 percent. If the ZDF figures are accurate, Merkel’s party will suffer a 5.5 percent drop in the vote. No poll by the seven major polling companies in the country has shown Merkel’s party on anything higher than 37 percent over the past two weeks. The neo-liberal FDP are on target to win 10 percent of the vote, according to ZDF.

Source: The Local September 22, 2017 10:07 UTC