Merkel Bloc Boosts Support After AKK Defense Move, Poll Shows.

(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU bloc increased their support in the latest poll for Bild newspaper, suggesting criticism that followed the appointment of CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as defense minister has not damaged the parties' standing among German voters. The CDU/CSU scored 28.5% in the Insa poll, up 2.5 percentage points from the previous week and compared with their combined score of 33% in the last national election in 2017. [Extracted from the article]