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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: FOCKE STRANGMANN). SHOT LIST: GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER AND SPD CANDIDATE FOR CHANCELLOR OLAF SCHOLZ TALKS TO JOURNALISTS DURING THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SPD) ELECTION EVENT IN BERLIN, GERMANY.
SPD's chancellor candidate, Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, celebrates with party members in the SPD's headquarters in Berlin after narrowly winning the German general election. IMAGES
Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrat Party (SPD) votes in Potsdam for the German federal elections. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, who on Saturday said he was suffering from bronchitis. IMAGES
Indonesia's defence minister and presidential frontrunner, Prabowo Subianto, casts his vote at a polling station in Bogor, south of Jakarta. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for a visit at the Chancellery in Berlin. IMAGES