BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans voted on Sunday in a federal election that looks likely to return Chancellor Angela Merkel to power but may deny her the centre-right government she says is needed to revive Europe's largest economy.
Four years after taking office to lead an awkward "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats (SPD), Merkel enjoys high popularity ratings and opinion polls give her conservatives a healthy 8-11 point advantage over their centre-left rivals.
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