Journalists during news conference of new Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz at their party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) held steady at 31 percent support in a survey published on Wednesday, remaining hard on the heels of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives - on 34 percent - seven months ahead of a federal election.
The poll for Stern magazine and broadcaster RTL showed 39 percent of Germans would vote for Merkel if there were to be a direct vote for chancellor - one point more than last week.
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