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Merkel’s CDU party slumps to worst-ever national election result

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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: CLEMENS BILAN). SHOT LIST: ARMIN LASCHET SPEAKS DURING THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (CDU) ELECTION EVENT IN BERLIN, GERMANY.

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