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Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has fallen to its lowest point in two years as dissatisfaction over a record influx of refugees continues to spread.
The latest weekly poll by the Bild am Sonntag newspaper shows that support for Merkel's Christian Democratic Union has dropped two percentage points to 38 percent. That's the lowest reading since the last parliamentary election in September 2013. The poll also showed that almost half of those surveyed believe that Merkel's decision to open the country's doors to those fleeing war was wrong.
Reports of violent clashes at refugee shelters and overburdened local communities are deepening scepticism towards the influx and have weighed on support for Merkel's conservatives. About 10,000 asylum seekers are arriving in Germany every day.
Merkel's deputy said Sunday that more than a million refugees will come to Germany this year, adding that right conditions should be created to ensure that Germany can meet the challenge.
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