(Angus Reid Global Scan) - The Christian-Democratic Union (CSU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) remain the top political group in Germany, according to a poll by Infratest-Dimap. 44 per cent of respondents would vote for the coalition in the next federal election.

The governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) of chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is second with 27 per cent, followed by the coalition of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and the Electoral Alternative for Labour and Social Justice (WASG) with 10 per cent, the Green Party (Grune) with eight per cent, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with seven per cent.

On Jul. 1, Schroeder deliberately lost a no-confidence motion in the Federal Diet after a 151-296 vote, with 148 abstentions. German president Horst Koehler has 21 days to decide whether to call an early election. There is growing speculation that the ballot could be scheduled for Sept. 18.

On Jul. 4, SPD chairman Franz Muentefering presented the governing party's manifesto, under the slogan "Trust in Germany." Muentefering said the SPD policy proposals focus on "work, security and humanity." CDU chancellor candidate Angela Merkel dismissed the document, saying, "It is not based on the realities of Germany but rather refuses to face these realities."

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