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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: MARTIN DIVISEK). SHOT LIST: THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT 'BUNDESTAG', IN BERLIN, GERMANY.
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.
Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday for mayoral elections in which an opposition boycott and voter enthusiasm undercut by economic crisis give President Nicolas Maduro's party a clear path to victory. IMAGES
Center-left candidate Efrain Alegre votes in Paraguay's presidential elections, a highly undecided vote that threatens seven decades of right-wing hegemony in Asuncion. IMAGES
First voters in Soweto cast their ballots in South Africa's local elections, a few months after a wave of riots and looting rocked the country. Polls suggest a majority of voters could for the first time turn against the ANC, which has governed nationally since Nelson Mandela's election ended white rule in 1994. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).