Conservative rebellion on Greek aid hits Merkel's support - poll


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  • Wednesday, 26 Aug 2015

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, August 19, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives has slipped by two percentage points due to divisions within her parliamentary bloc over a third bailout for Greece and even her own popularity has taken a hit, a poll showed on Wednesday.

The Forsa poll put the conservative bloc of Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) on 41 percent, down two points from a week ago.

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