Full Term for Merkel Opposed by Growing Share of Germans in Poll
- Her would-be SPD allies the most averse to four more years
- Chancellor, Social Democrats begin coalition talks next month
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s public support for another full term dwindled in a poll, with opposition running high in the party she wants as partner for her next government.
A YouGov survey published Wednesday said 47 percent of Germans want Merkel to step down before the end of the four-year mandate her party won in September, up from 36 percent in October. It’s a sign that the political stalemate since the election may be working against the acting chancellor before preliminary coalition talks with the Social Democrats begin on Jan. 7.