German Social Democrats’ Lead Over Merkel Bloc Widens to Record

Olaf Scholz
Photographer: Stefanie Loos/Bloomberg

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By Tony Czuczka

September 11, 2021 at 10:00 PM UTC

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Finance Minister Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats widened their lead over Germany’s conservatives to a record 6 percentage points in a weekly poll, setting the stage for the country’s second election debate on Sunday.

Support for the Social Democrats increased 1 point to 26% in the Insa poll for Bild am Sonntag, while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic-led bloc stagnated at 20% and the Green party declined 1 point to 15%.