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New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been reelected to the designated post for the fourth time. Earlier, the exit polls had predicted Merkel's win. CDU's closest rivals, the center-left Social Democrats, led by Martin Schulz, slumped to 20 percent - a new post-war low. The exit poll also showed the rightwing populist Alternatives for Germany coming third and collecting 13.5% of the vote, which could give the country its first substantial rightwing parliamentary faction since the Nazis. Parliament will reconvene on October 24, with the new government in place. more
Votes cast in key German state

Voters go to the polls in key state of North Rhine Westphalia in a potentially decisive election for Germany. Sadiya Chowdhury reports.

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