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Germany gov't wants general election Sept 22

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Feb 06 2013 | 10:00 PM IST
Berlin, Feb 6 (AP) The German government has proposed holding the country's general election on Sept 22. A spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that the date has been formally submitted to President Joachim Gauck. His approval is considered a formality. Merkel will be seeking a third term as chancellor of Europe's biggest economy. Recent polls put Merkel's center-right coalition slightly ahead of the main opposition bloc of Social Democrats and Greens. But despite Merkel's personal popularity among voters, observers say she may have to enter into a "grand coalition" with the Social Democrats if her current junior partners of the pro-business Free Democrats fail to make the 5 percent threshold needed to enter Parliament.(AP) BOD 02062137 NNNN

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First Published: Feb 06 2013 | 10:00 PM IST

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