German elections: Polls show growing hostility to the Social Democrats and other capitalist parties By Johannes Stern 22 July 2017 Two months before the Bundestag (federal parliament) elections, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) chancellor candidate, Martin Schulz, is running far behind current Chancellor Angela Merkel (Christian Democratic Union, CDU). On Wednesday, polling institute Forsa … Continue reading German elections: Polls show growing hostility to the Social Democrats and other capitalist parties