In Germany, government parties supported by their management of the pandemic

Correspondent in Berlin

There was a time in Germany, not long ago, when the Greens already considered themselves a government party, where social democracy had disappeared and the far right alone embodied opposition. It was before the coronavirus pandemic which in a few weeks, swept the political landscape of the country. Across the Rhine, the crisis has benefited the two parties leading the government and, first, the CDU of Angela Merkel, followed by the SPD. Faced with these, the opposition seeks its marks, when it is not condemned to cross the desert.

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According to the last weekly edition of the Forsa poll, delivered on Saturday July 18, the Christian Democrats prance in the voting intentions. 38% of citizens saying they were ready to vote in their favor if the legislative elections had been held on Sunday. This is ten points more than March 14, the week when everything turned upside down and the issue of the virus overwhelmed public life. Behind,

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