Angela Merkel maintains poll lead as rival support stagnates
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives remained three points ahead of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), with 34 percent, the Forsa survey for Stern and RTL showed.
The poll showed Frau Merkel pipping Herr Schulz if there were a direct vote for chancellor, winning by 38 percent to his 37 percent.
That result marked a one percentage point rise in support for Frau Merkel from a week ago, with Herr Schulz unchanged.