Germany Votes.
Bargaining begins.
1. The left-of-centre Social Democrats won a narrow victory in Germany’s election, as support for the centre-right CDU/CSU of outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel plunged to a historic low. The SPD’s candidate for chancellor, finance minister Olaf Scholz, said he had won a mandate to form Germany’s next government. He is likely to seek to form a coalition …
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