Snap election could pose problems for Merkel

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Snap election could pose problems for Merkel

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euronews (in English)

8 Views • Mar 16, 2012

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A state election, likely due in May. will be a big test of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity.

Her Christian Democrat (CDU) Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen is standing in North Rhine-Westphalia and polls give them 33 percent. However, Roettgen says he will not leave his national position for an opposition role at state level if his party loses.

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