BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set to win a second term in Sunday's election, but faces a tough battle to secure the centre-right government she says is needed to nurture Europe's largest economy back to health.
Merkel, 55, remains popular four years after taking power atop an awkward "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats (SPD), and polls give her conservatives a healthy 8-11 point lead over to their traditional rivals before the vote.
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