German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) addresses an election campaign event in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 30, 2013. Merkel will face off on Sunday night with her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election, as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
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Merkel to face opposition challenger in TV debate
BERLIN, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel will face off on Sunday night with her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election, as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term.
However, it remains unclear whether Merkel's ruling coalition will survive the election even though her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian CSU sister party maintain a double-digit advantage over Steinbrueck's Social Democrats (SPD) in opinion polls. Full story
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses an election campaign event in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 30, 2013. Merkel will face off on Sunday night with her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election, as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses an election campaign event in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 30, 2013. Merkel will face off on Sunday night with her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election, as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses an election campaign event in Frankfurt, Germany on Aug. 30, 2013. Merkel will face off on Sunday night with her Opposition challenger Peer Steinbrueck in their only TV debate before the Sept. 22 general election, as polls have been suggesting Merkel will win a third term. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
