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Germany's conservatives win election, as far-right AfD leaps to second place, exit polls show

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BERLIN — The Christian Democratic Union and the allied Christian Social Union secured the largest share of votes in the German federal election on Sunday, according to exit polls from German broadcaster ZDF. This puts the party's lead candidate Friedrich Merz in prime position to take over from…
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News video: Top candidates cast their votes on German federal election day

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Top candidates cast their votes on German federal election day Incumbent Chancellor Scholz and CDU leader Merz cast their votes in Germany's critical election on Sunday, expected to lead to difficult coalition negotiations. READ MORE :...

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