Merkel romps to victory in German election
German parties poised for coalition talks
Merkel leads in German vote, coalition unclear: Exit poll
An exit poll showed Merkel’s CDU on 42 percent while Social Democrats stood at 26 percent
German election exit polls suggest plenty of scenarios still in play
The first exit polls are in and it looks to be a very close run election. However, not at the top but at the bottom.
ARD: CDU/CSU 42%, SPD 26%, Greens 8%, Die Linke 8.5%, FDP 4.7%, AfD 4.9%.
ZDF: CDU/CSU 42.5%, SPD 26.5%, Greens 8.0%, Die Linke 8.5%, FDP 4.5%, AfD 4.8%.
Both polls suggest German Chancellor Angela Merkel CDU/CSU is the clear winner. Well above expected. However the results of the others mean there is plenty of scenarios still open. Below we run through them.
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