German SPD polls ahead of CDU
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Just weeks before German voters determine Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor, her centre-right conservative CDU/CSU bloc has been overtaken in polls by the centre-left Social Democrats
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Armin Laschet: Support falling for CDU chairman and bloc’s candidate for chancellor

Markus Soeder: Seven in ten supporters of CDU/CSU favour replacing Laschet with CSU leader Soeder

Olaf Scholz: SPD candidate. Could form “traffic light” coalition with FDP and Greens

Angela Merkel: Will remain at helm until Bundestag votes for new chancellor – process could take weeks
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Election results (1980-2017, % of votes cast)  Aug 24, 2021: Forsa poll* 

CDU/CSU SPD Greens AfD Left FDP

48.8
44.5 42.9
44.3 43.8 41.5 40.9 38.5
35.2 33.8 34.2
41.5 25.7
32.9
20.5 18%
12%
10% 6%
36.4 35.2 38.5
10.6 7.0 9.1 11.0 7.3 6.7 8.6 9.8 14.6 8.4
23% 22%
 38.2 37.0
33.5
23.0
1.5
5.6 8.3 5.1 8.1 10.7 4.7 8.9
80 83 87 90 94 98 02 05 09 13 17

*Forsa poll of 2,504 people, Aug 17-23. Margin of error: ±2.5%
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Sources: Reuters, Wahlrecht.de Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS