BERLIN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Less than two weeks before Germany's federal elections, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has solidified its lead over the conservative alliance made up of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), according to a Trendbarometer survey published by the RTL/ntv on Tuesday.

If elections were held now, the SPD would receive 25 percent of the vote and the CDU/CSU 21 percent, according to the survey of around 2,500 Germans conducted by Forsa.

The Greens came in third with 17 percent, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), both with 11 percent, and the Left Party with six percent.

Accordingly, a coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP would win a governable majority of 440 seats in the 759-member Bundestag (German federal Parliament), but other options, such as a continuation of the current SPD-CDU government coalition, are also still on the table.

The survey suggests that Olaf Scholz, the current finance minister and vice-chancellor, is well-positioned to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's next chancellor.

Scholz is also the most popular of the three chancellor candidates. According to the survey, 30 percent of Germans would vote for him. Armin Laschet, the CDU/CSU's candidate and Annalena Baerbock of the Green Party would receive 11 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Enditem

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