Bavaria head more popular than Merkel in midst of coronavirus crisis
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The premier of the southern state of Bavaria, Markus Soeder, is Germany’s most popular politician, a poll showed on Friday, boosting his chances of standing as the conservative chancellor candidate in the next election and succeeding Angela Merkel.