Approval rating of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), edged lower during a week ahead of the election to the Bavarian parliament on Sunday, a poll showed.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th October, 2018) Approval rating of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union (CSU), edged lower during a week ahead of the election to the Bavarian parliament on Sunday, a poll showed.
According to a survey conducted by the research group Wahlen for the ZDF broadcaster, the CSU rating fell by 1 percentage point from 35 percent last week when it hit a record low.
The Greens were ranked second in the poll as their rating increased by 1 percentage point to 19 percent.
Similarly, the support for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) grew by 1 percentage point from last week to 12 percent, the survey showed.
Meanwhile, 10 percent would vote for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, according to the poll.
A total of 1,075 adults participated in the survey which was conducted on October 10-11.
In the last regional election in September 2013, the CSU secured 47.7 percent of the vote to get 101 of the Landtag's 180 seats.
