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Germany’s Christian Democrats Remain On Top

September 27, 2004

(CPOD) Sept. 27, 2004 - The coalition of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) is still the top political group in Germany, according to a poll by FG Wahlen released by ZDF. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for the alliance in the next election to the Federal Diet.

The ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD) of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is in second place with 27 per cent. The Green Party (Grune) is third with 10 per cent, followed by the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).

The current SPD-Grune coalition government reached its halfway point earlier this month. CDU leader Angela Merkel severely criticized Schroeder, saying, "His record is nothing to be proud of. In the past two years 1,000 jobs have been lost every day."

The next parliamentary ballot is tentatively scheduled for September 2006.

Polling Data

What party would you support in Germany's next federal election?

 

Sept. 2004

Aug. 2004

Jul. 2004

Christian-Democratic Union
Bavarian Christian-Social (CDU-CSU)

44%

45%

46%

Social Democratic Party (SPD)

27%

26%

25%

Green Party (Grune)

10%

10%

12%

Free Democratic Party (FDP)

6%

6%

7%

Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)

6%

6%

5%

Source: FG Wahlen / ZDF
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,173 German adults, conducted from Aug. 20 to Aug. 24, 2004. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.

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