BERLIN

German federal election there were eight days away. Until yesterday (18 / 9), the polls are still siding with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Opportunity Merkel and her party, the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), to form a coalition with a new partner, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), also became large.

Currently the CDU and the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) which share power in parliament and both Merkel-led coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). But, apparently, the grand coalition will not last much longer. That happens if the 27 September election will give results in accordance with the projected number of institutions poll.

"Merkel Conservative Party got 36 percent support. Meanwhile, the FDP will get 13 percent," explained the German Election Research Institute (FGW) to the ZDF television station yesterday.

If combined, the two parties are getting 49 percent support. That's higher than the combined votes of three other major parties. Namely, SPD, Green Party, and Die Linke, or the Left Party.

Compared to vote on this poll last week, the acquisition was running SPD Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Merkel competitors increased two points. Party government coalition had the support of 25 percent. Meanwhile, Green Party fell one point to 10 percent point and Die Linke remains in the position of 11 percent. Combined, the three voices reached 46 percent.

The same prediction was reported Infratest polling institute to the television station ARD. Not much different from the ZDF, ARD said that the CDU had the support 35 percent of the vote and potential coalition partner, FDP, about 14 percent. Three other parties, SPD, Green Party, and Die Linke, each earn 26, 10, and 11 percent support.

As many as 58 percent of 1252 respondents claimed ARD wants to see a change in government. Approximately 35 percent of the others still looked forward to the grand coalition. According to them, a coalition of three of Germany's largest party is still quite solid and able to continue the tasks of government. Reuters reported, two opinion polls that give hope a new coalition in Germany was held Tuesday (15 / 9) through Thursday (17 / 9) this weekend.