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Added on the 27/09/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party picks her ally Armin Laschet as its next leader, in a key vote that kicks off the race for Germany's top job as a deadly pandemic roils Europe's biggest economy. In the close race, state premier of Germany's most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia Laschet triumphed over old Merkel nemesis Friedrich Merz (521 votes vs 466 votes), after a first round that saw Merz leading by just five votes. IMAGES
Rome (Italy), Oct 18 (EFE) .- (Camera: Antonello Nusca) The second round of municipal elections in 65 cities in 15 regions of the country, including Turin and Rome, will continue on Monday after a first election day held this Sunday and may turn into a triumph for Enrico Letta's Democratic Party (PD).FOOTAGE OF VOTING IN ROME OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE SECOND ROUND OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN 65 CITIES OF 15 REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY, BETWEEN TURIN AND ROME.
Berlin, Sep 26 (EFE/EPA).- Germany's Social Democratic Party headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz received the most votes - 26 percent - on Sunday in the general election, while the conservative bloc headed by Armin Laschet obtained 24 percent, according to the first exit polling from the ZDF public television network.Another exit poll, by ARD public television, put both Scholz and Laschet at 25 percent.As of 7:14 pm German time, further election tallies showed that the SPD had obtained 24.9 percent of the vote and the conservative bloc formed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union (CSU), had obtained 24.7 percent.Significantly, this appears to be the worst result obtained by the CDU-CSU bloc in its history. (Camera: CLEMENS BILAN). SHOT LIST: ARMIN LASCHET SPEAKS DURING THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (CDU) ELECTION EVENT IN BERLIN, GERMANY.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the final rally ahead of the September 26th elections for CDU candidate Armin Laschet. The election on Sunday will mark the end of Merkel's 16 years in power and the beginning of a rare period of unpredictability in Europe's top economy, with the race too close to call. IMAGES
Santiago, Jun 13 (EFE).- Chile’s center-left became the great winner of second round regional elections held Sunday after winning most of the governorships, including that of the capital, with 99.9 percent of votes counted. (Camera: JOSÉ CAVIEDES).SHOT LIST: AUTHORITIES COUNT ELECTIONS VOTES IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE.