INTERNATIONAL
Merkel's conservatives and SPD neck-and-neck in latest poll
The poll comes a day after Merkel's conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland, a setback for their SPD rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election. - Filepic
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were neck-and-neck in the latest INSA poll for Bild newspaper, published six months before a national election.
The conservatives gained one percentage point to 32 per cent while the SPD was unchanged on 32 per cent.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on 11 per cent while the far-left Linke was on 8.5 per cent and the Greens were on 6.5 percent. The pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) were on 6 percent.
The poll comes a day after Merkel's conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland, a setback for their SPD rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election.
The survey of 2,034 people was carried out from March 24 to March 27.
The conservatives gained one percentage point to 32 per cent while the SPD was unchanged on 32 per cent.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) was on 11 per cent while the far-left Linke was on 8.5 per cent and the Greens were on 6.5 percent. The pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) were on 6 percent.
The poll comes a day after Merkel's conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland, a setback for their SPD rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourth term in September's national election.
The survey of 2,034 people was carried out from March 24 to March 27.