Merkel launches German election campaign

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Series Details 15.08.13
Publication Date 15/08/2013
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The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, launched her re-election campaign in August 2013 by implying she was a safe pair of hands steering the economy.

News that the German economy grew by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2013 boosted her campaign for a third term in power.

Her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian allies had a big lead in opinion polls.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23709332
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EurActiv, 15.08.13: Merkel kicks off election campaign http://www.euractiv.com/elections/merkel-kicks-election-campaign-news-529821
Spiegel Online International, 14.08.13: Half of Greens Want Merkel to Stay http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/almost -half-of-green-party-voters-want-merkel-to-remain-chancellor-a-916604.html
ESO: Background information: German federal election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2013/

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