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A majority of Germans would like to see Defence Minister Boris Pistorius run as candidate to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a fellow Social Democrat, in the next general elections, according to a survey published on Friday. The poll, conducted by the Forsa opinion research institute on behalf of broadcaster RTL/ntv, found 57% of those surveyed were in favour of the Social Democrats fielding Pistorius as their candidate for the top job. Scholz, on the other hand, only received the backing of 13%. Even among the supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), 58% were in favour of Pistorius, c…

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