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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a close ally of Angela Merkel, won a tight race to succeed her as party leader Friday, seeing off a longtime rival of the German chancellor. IMAGES
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.
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.
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
Supporters of the German CDU party cheer during an election event at the announcement that Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Exit polls show the CDU under new party chief Armin Laschet won between 35 and 36 percent of the vote, with the anti-immigration party on between 22.5 and 23.5 percent. IMAGES
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