BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans began voting on Sunday in an 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 power atop 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 lead over to their traditional rivals.
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