Armin Laschet, top candidate of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in North Rhine-Westphalia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend an election rally in Aachen, Germany, May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have extended their lead over the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) to 12 percentage points, a poll showed on Wednesday, almost four months before a federal election.
The Forsa poll for the weekly magazine Stern and broadcaster RTL put Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Christian Social Union (CSU) Bavarian sister party on 38 percent, up from 36 percent a week ago. The SPD fell three points to 26 percent.
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