(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) remain ahead in Germany’s political scene, according to a poll by Infratest-Dimap. 38 per cent of respondents would vote for either party in the next federal ballot.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is second with 30 per cent, followed by the Left Party (Linke) with 11 per cent, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with nine per cent, and the Green Party (Grune) also with nine per cent.

Official results from the September 2005 election to the Federal Diet gave the CDU and the CSU 226 seats, with the SPD a close second with 222 legislators. Neither of the two main parties was able to assemble a coalition government with their preferred partners. In November 2005, CDU leader Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s first female head of government. The current administration includes members of the CDU, CSU and SPD.

On Feb. 13, Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert discussed his meeting with Merkel, saying, "There is no reasonable person or leader who does not understand Israel’s need to vie for the defence of its residents. To the best of my judgment, Merkel too sees that the situation cannot be left—without an efficient and appropriate response."

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What party would you vote for in the next federal election?

Source: Infratest-Dimap
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 German voters, conducted from Feb. 4 to Feb. 6, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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