Merkel Governing Partner Never More Unpopular as Elections Near

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Germany’s Social Democrats have never been less popular

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Social Democrat Party Leader's Resignation Rattles Germany's Ruling Coalition

Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s junior coalition partner slipped to its worst-ever in an opinion poll published on Tuesday, strengthening the possibility an already frayed government could fall apart.

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