(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) are maintaining a high level of public support in Germany, according to a poll by FG Wahlen released by ZDF. 40 per cent of respondents would back either of the two conservative parties in the next election to the Federal Diet, down one point since February.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is second with 29 per cent, followed by the Left Party (Linke) with 10 per cent, the Green Party (Grune) with nine per cent, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with eight 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 Mar. 10, SDP secretary-general Hubertus Heil referred to rumours that party leader Kurt Beck would resign saying, "This won’t happen. (...) We have good people, and we’ll be able to battle on with our current line-up, even at times when things are going against us."

Polling Data

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

Source: FG Wahlen / ZDF
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,232 German adults, conducted from Mar. 11 to Mar. 13, 2008. Margin of error is 2.7 per cent.

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