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Gerhard Schroeder

(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) - The coalition of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) remains the top political group in Germany, according to a poll by Forsa released by Stern and RTL. 42 per cent of respondents would vote for the alliance in the next election to the Federal Diet.

The governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is second with 32 per cent, followed by the Green Party (Grune), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).

The Greens are currently the SPD's coalition partner in the federal administration. Both parties have a combined support of 40 per cent, nine per cent less than a prospective alliance between the Christian Democrats and the Free Democrats.

On Mar. 3, Schroeder said he would be "more than happy" to begin talks with CDU leader Angela Merkel and CSU head Edmund Stoiber to achieve specific measures aimed at creating jobs. The country's unemployment rate was 12.6 per cent in January, meaning 5.2 million adults are looking for work.

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