Gallopedia Highlights- Week # 131

Dated 1^st- 7^th August, 2010

This week’s report consists of 22 surveys. 1 of these is a multi-country survey & 1 is a cyber survey. 10 polling organizations have been represented.

ASIA zone-1 Multi Country Poll:
Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

EURO-AMERICAS zone-20 national polls & 1 Multi Country poll:

East Europe- Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova,

West Europe- France, UK, Germany

North America- USA, Canada
Latin America- Brazil

Australasia: Australia, New Zealand

CYBER WORLD: 1 poll

Commentary: Merkel’s Parties Stuck in the Low 30s in Germany

August 07, 2010

(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Germany’s governing conservative parties retain a third of the population’s following, according to a poll by FG Wahlen released by ZDF. 33 % of respondents would vote for the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) or its associate Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU) in the next election to the Federal Diet, unchanged since mid-June.

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is a close second with 32 %, followed by the Green Party (Grune) with 15 %, the Left Party (Linke) with 10 %, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP)—junior partner in the governing coalition—with five %.

In November 2005, CDU leader Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s first female head of government following a federal election. Her "Grand Coalition" administration featured members of the CDU, CSU and SPD.

In September 2009, German voters participated in a new federal election. Final results gave the CDU-CSU 33.8 % of the vote and 239 seats, followed by the SPD with 23 % and 146 mandates. This time, Merkel invited the FDP to form a government. FDP leader Guido Westerwelle serves as foreign minister.

On Aug. 4, Westerwelle spoke of an increasing need for Germany to lure skilled immigrants, saying, "It is of course right that we intelligently invite citizens to work in our country who are positive for us and for our development."

Polling Data

What party would you vote for in the next federal election?

	Jul. 15	Jun. 17	Jun. 2
Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) / Bavarian Christian-Social Party (CSU)	33%	33%	34%
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	32%	31%	29%
Green Party (Grune)	15%	15%	15%
Left Party (Linke)	10%	10%	10%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	5%	5%	5%

Source: FG Wahlen / ZDF
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,178 German adults, conducted from Jul. 13 to Jul. 15, 2010. Margin of error is 3.1 %.

SOURCE: http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/merkelaas_parties_stuck_in_the_low_30s_in_germany

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