| Author (Person) | Peel, Quentin |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 25.6.10 |
| Publication Date | 25/06/2010 |
| Content Type | News |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling centre-right coalition in Germany faced plummeting popularity in opinion polls on the eve of the vote on 30 June 2010 to elect a new federal president. Political scientists believed that if Christian Wulff, Ms Merkel’s candidate for the presidency, were to lose the vote Joachim Gauck, the non-party candidate supported by the SPD and Greens, it could force the resignation of both the chancellor and her government. |
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| Countries / Regions | Germany |
