Support for Germany's ruling parties sinks - poll


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  • Friday, 08 Apr 2016

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting with French President Francois Hollande (not seen) prior to a joint Franco-German cabinet meeting in Metz, eastern France, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Thibault Camus/Pool

BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for one of Germany's ruling parties has sunk to a near 20-year low and Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have lost ground too, a poll showed on Thursday, suggesting a deal to limit migrant numbers has yet to reassure voters.

Merkel is banking on the success of the deal between the European Union and Turkey which gives Ankara political and financial benefits in return for taking back refugees and migrants who had crossed to Greece.

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