By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Germany s governing Christian Democrats fell further in an opinion poll published on Friday, as a weak performance on the campaign trail by party leader Armin Laschet increasingly weighs on his chances of becoming chancellor. The poll, by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen, showed support for the CDU slipping to 26% - down two points on the previous poll and four from a month ago - while the Social Democrats (SPD), led by popular Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, gained three points to draw level on 19% with the opposition Greens. Germany goes to the polls on Sept. 26, when Angela Merkel steps down as chancellor after 16 years in office and four straight national election victories. Her Christian Democrats, who got just under 33% of the vote in the last election in 2017, currently govern in coalition with the SPD. But Laschet s chances of succeeding her at the head of a stable, two-party coalition appear slim, with his personal popularity rating also si
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