#GERMANY: Social Democrats Surging In New Poll, Popular With Discouraged Non-Voters

[world politics news]

Voters who stayed away from the polls in the 2013 election could swing the September Parliamentary election towards the Social Democrats, who are surging in the polls according to a recent survey. The center-Left party, headed by Martin Schulz, benefits most from these "non-voters," says the Bild newspaper survey. Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity has taken a hit because of her "open door" policy towards Syrian immigrants.

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