New German defence minister sees public support wane


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  • Saturday, 20 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Incoming German defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer attends a welcoming ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Berlin, Germany, July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has seen her public support dip since she took over as defence minister on Wednesday, an opinion poll showed on Saturday.

In a poll pitting her against Robert Habeck, of the Greens, and Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats (SPD) as the choice for the next chancellor, Kramp-Karrenbauer lost two percentage points to 17% compared to another poll at the start of the week, pollsters from Forsa said, according to a report by broadcaster n-tv.

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