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Foto: Tanjug/Benoit Tessier/Pool Photo via AP Yet, another topic is slowly returning to focus: the parliamentary elections and the departure of the chancellor. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) registered 1.188 new deaths within 24 hours - a new record. In addition, 31.849 new infections were reported. But RKI assumes that the actual numbers could be even higher - because in the weeks of holidays around Christmas and New Year, fewer people go to the doctor, fewer samples are taken and fewer laboratory tests are performed, Deutsche Welle writes. So, pandemic remains a top topic in Germany. The current decision of the German government and the province, to extend the lockdown until the end of January, was made in the middle of the first public opinion poll this year, which is regularly conducted by the Infratest Dimap Institute entitled ARD-DeutschlandTREND. However, since the lockdown was expected to continue, the picture of the mood of the citizens is still valid. ....