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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union has won the regional elections in the most populous state. The victory for Mrs Merkel’s party will now give her a boost as she seeks a fourth term in general election in September. The Social Democrats conceded defeat in yesterday’s vote in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Chancellor Merkel’s party has beaten its rival Social Democrats in their stronghold in North Rhine-Westphalia, projections showed. NRW is seen as a test of national mood ahead of Germany’s federal election in September.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) won 33 percent of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia’s state election on Sunday, official projections showed.
The polls showed the Social Democrats (SPD) coming in second, garnering 31.2 percent of the vote in its stronghold state, down over 7 points from the last election in 2012.