Germany's Scholz and rival Merz neck and neck in head-on ratings

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2024-12-20

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz are neck and neck in head-on personal ratings ahead of elections expected in February. While Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc is firmly ahead in the polls, a survey for German public broadcaster ZDF released on Friday found that, given a choice between the two politicians, 44% of residents would vote for Merz, with 43% opting for Social Democrat Scholz and 13% unde......

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