Germany’s Social Democrats Overtake Merkel’s Bloc in Poll
- CDU-CSU drops to another record low in weekly Insa survey
- Data suggest conservatives can’t replace Merkel’s popularity
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Germany’s Social Democrats rose to an almost four-year high in a weekly poll, adding to evidence that they’re pulling ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc before a national election on Sept. 26.
INSA’s poll is the third to show Merkel’s conservatives now lagging the Social Democrats, who may be set for a remarkable comeback after almost ending up as an opposition party four years ago.