Germany's SPD unchanged in Forsa poll, lag Merkel's conservatives


  • World
  • Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures awaiting arrival of Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Germany's Social Democrats is unchanged from a week ago at 31 percent, a poll showed on Wednesday, as their support stagnated after a surge following the nomination last month of Martin Schulz as party leader for September's federal election.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives remained three points ahead of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), with 34 percent, the Forsa survey for Stern magazine and broadcaster RTL showed.

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