(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Germany’s main conservative parties remain ahead, according to a poll by Infratest-Dimap. 37 per cent of respondents would support the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) or the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) in the next federal election.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is second with 24 per cent, followed by the Left Party (Linke) and the Green Party (Grune) with 12 per cent each, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with 11 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 Jul. 16, Merkel visited Algeria and discussed the African country’s importance, saying, "We want to diversify our energy sources. Algeria is a good gas supplier to Europe. We are ready to make good proposals for Algeria and we ready to be a reliable partner."

Germany’s next federal ballot is tentatively scheduled for September 2009.

Polling Data

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

Source: Infratest-Dimap
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 German voters, conducted on Jul. 8 to Jul. 9, 2008. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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