Merkel's Conservatives Feeling Heat

By Greg Scoblete
July 08, 2010

Merkel's conservative party not polling well

According to a new poll from Infratest-Dimap:

' The popularity of Germanyâ??s Social Democratic Party (SPD) is increasing, according to a poll by Infratest-Dimap released by ARD. 30 per cent of respondents would vote for the opposition SDP in the next election to the Federal Diet, up two points since mid-May.

The ruling Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and its associate Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) remain in first place with 33 per cent. The Green Party (Grune) is third with 17 per cent, followed by the Left Party (Linke) with 10 per cent, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) with five per cent.

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(AP Photo)

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