A debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Peer Steinbrück, chancellor candidate for the center-left Social Democrats on German telly has polls showing Merkel “failed to score a clear victory”, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- The WSJ says Merkel remains favoured to win the September 22 election (“Merkel’s party enjoying a lead of about 15 percentage points in the polls”)
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