Social Democrats edge out Christian Democrats in exit polling and early counted results for federal election
- Germany’s 2021 federal election – live updates
- German election results: exit polls and possible coalitions
Germany is set for weeks or even months of protracted coalition talks after the race to produce a successor to Angela Merkel after 16 years in power failed to produce a clear winner, with the centre-left Social Democrats and the centre-right conservative alliance in a tight first and second.
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