BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives have opened a 20-point poll lead over Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD), leaving the chancellor's gaffe-prone rival with even more ground to make up before September's national election.
A survey published by the Forsa institute on Wednesday put the SPD down two percentages points at 23 percent, their lowest level in 18 months and equal to their showing at the 2009 election, which was their worst since World War Two.
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