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October 03, 2005
Does Merkel Now Have an Edge Over Schröder?
"In Dresden, Germany's final district to vote, Angela Merkel's conservatives extended their lead over Gerhard Schröder's Social Democrats, giving her the edge in the power struggle over who should become chancellor," Deutsche Welle reported October 3, 2005.
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The news outlet said, "Results from the poll in the eastern city of Dresden showed that the conservatives will widen their three-seat advantage in parliament over Schröder's SPD by another one seat. Andreas Lammel led with 37 percent, while Marlies Volkmer of the SPD received 32.1 percent."
Posted by Munir Umrani at October 3, 2005 07:33 AM
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