German Socialists Catch Up to Merkel’s Conservatives in Race for German Cabinet

German Social Democrats caught up to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc of the Christian Democrats and the Christian Social Union after gaining one percent, poll published on Sunday revealed.

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Sputnik — A weekly Emnid survey, conducted for the German newspaper Bild between March 2 and 8 among 1,882 registered voters revealed that both SPD and the CDU/CSU bloc now enjoy the support of 33 percent both.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in third with eight percent of votes.

The Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, who formed a grand coalition government over three years ago, have been running neck-and-neck in polls since February.

The SPD briefly pulled ahead by one percent early last month, a historic success that was attributed to the popularity of its new leader, Martin Schulz, as a new face on the German political arena.

The parliamentary elections in Germany will take place on September 24, 2017.