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BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative block, trying to move beyond a dispute over migrant policy that has threatened the coalition, has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, a poll showed on Sunday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds the annual summer news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2018. REUTERS / Michele Tantussi
The Emnid poll published in Bild am Sonntag by Merkel's Christian Democrats and their Sister Party, Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), down one percentage point at 29 percent. That compares with 33 percent in the September election.
The CSU faces a tough regional election in October with polls in Bavaria.
The Social Democrats (SPD), who share power with the conservatives in Merkel's coalition, failed to capitalize on those losses, also falling one point to 18 percent.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was unchanged at 15 percent while the Greens rose 2 points to 14 percent, their best showing this year, according to Bild am Sonntag.
Emnid gave no explanation for the changes.
About a month ago, Merkel 's coalition left the door behind the door. A face-saving compromise is reached in early July buttress tensions linger.
Reporting by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Mark Heinrich
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