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Zuerst
In the centre of Berlin on the eve of elections to the Bundestag were posters with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin urging them to vote for him. On Thursday, September 21, according to Zuerst.
“Select Putin the Chancellor,” reads the inscription on them. Posters made in the style block “Christian democratic Union/Christian social Union” (CDU/CSU), headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Also, the publication presents the results of a survey of the sociological service Forsa, according to which 83 percent of Germans oppose economic sanctions adopted by the Congress of the United States against Russia. More than three quarters of respondents believe that the United States really strengthen the position of its economy through sanctions.
On 20 September it was reported that the Federal Prosecutor of Germany started investigation on the fact of sending letters, calling on voters not to go to polling stations on the day of parliamentary elections. According to investigators, many people in Germany received a letter, which contained strong recommendations not to participate in the elections: that a special program had already calculated their sympathy, based on comments in social networks and forums.
Elections to the Bundestag will be held in Germany on September 24.