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Poll: 41 percent back coalition led by Elif EralpAccording to an Insa post-election survey, 70.8 percent of respondents chiefly blamed Friedrich Merz for the CDU’s result.
- Only 31 percent of respondents supported a Kenya coalition comprising the CDU, SPD and Greens.
- At the same time, 52 percent of Berliners expect a red-green-red state government in Berlin.
- The Left emerged as the strongest force and is currently holding talks with the SPD and Greens; the outcome remains open.
- Housing, pensions and social affairs ranked as leading election issues, while party supporters emphasized different priorities.
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