The five most recent polls put the SPD slightly ahead of the CDU. But she has found herself dragged into the frantic campaign schedule of the unpopular chairman of her party, Laschet. (Photo by Uta WAGNER / AFP)‘Could backfire’With the clock ticking down to the election, Scholz was also staying close to home at the other end of the country to chase down last votes. Laschet had gone into the race for the chancellery badly bruised by a tough battle for the conservatives’ chancellor candidate nomination. Nevertheless, his party had enjoyed a substantial lead ahead of the SPD heading into the summer.

Source: The Local September 25, 2021 07:06 UTC