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German Election: Angela Merkel's Lead Tightens
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Sep 21, 2013 07:45am |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Saturday, September 21, 2013 01:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Angela Merkel's coalition government is trapped in a statistical dead heat with an alliance of opposition groups on the day before polls open in the federal election.
The German chancellor has governed since 2009 with the liberal, pro-business party Free Democrats (FDP), led by her foreign minister Guido Westerwelle.
But he has presided over a significant fall in support during the euro crisis, with some polls putting the FDP below the 5% threshold needed to enter the national parliament, or Bundestag.
Meanwhile the rise of the anti-euro AfD, or Alternative for Germany party, could steal votes away from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), making a so-called Grand Coalition with the Social Democrats (SPD) essential to govern. |
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