German social democrats lead election race after final TV debate

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BERLIN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Monday entered the country's election week as leader of the polls, after its chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz won a final TV debate between candidates from the three biggest parties.

Current Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor Scholz was able to convince most potential voters of his merits during the debate on the private TV broadcasters ProSieben and Sat1 on Sunday, according to a snap poll by Forsa.

The SPD wants to provide tax relief to the middle class and those with very low incomes, Scholz said, so that "someone who earns as much as I do as a federal minister, for example, will then have to pay a little more tax."

Forty-two percent of those polled on Sunday said Scholz had won the 90-minute debate. 27 percent thought Armin Laschet, candidate of the conservative CDU/CSU union, had come out on top, while for 25 percent it was the Green Party candidate Annalena Baerbock.

The latest polls suggest that the race between the SPD and CDU/CSU is getting closer. According to a poll by INSA issued on Monday, the SPD currently is three percentage points ahead with 25 percent, while CDU/CSU was polled at 22 percent, up 1.5 percentage points on last week. Enditem

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