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German Euro-polls a dry run for ‘real thing’

By Bertrand Benoit in Würzburg

Published: May 28 2009 00:01 | Last updated: May 28 2009 00:01

“European elections have never been about Europe. They are national elections that happen to take place on the same day. Anyone pretending otherwise is self-deluded,” says Markus Ferber. “And I have absolutely no problem with this.”

A sticker is pasted over a CDU poster of Angela MerkelReuters
Stuck on you: a sticker is pasted over a CDU poster of Angela Merkel that reads: ‘We have a strong voice in Europe’
This may sound surprising, coming from a man who has been a member of the European parliament for the past 15 years and tops his party’s European ticket at this year’s election, taking place on June 7.

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