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Germany voted in parliamentary elections yesterday, but still doesn't know who'll succeed Chancellor Merkel or what the next government will be like. And these questions are likely to go unanswered for a long time to come. But that shouldn't be worrying anybody, because Germany is used to this sort of thing. In fact, post-war Germany has always been run by coalition governments, and they've always been stable. Because the German political class have, well, class.
The final election results show that the German Social Democratic Party (GSDP) has won 25.7% of the vote, giving it a minimal lead over Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and their Bavarian partner, the Christian Social Union (CSU), which received 24.1%. This sort of photo finish leaves Social Democrat Chancellor candidates Olaf Scholz and Conservative candidate Armin Laschet in a deadlock in the battle for Merkel's spot. And the only thing that's certain is that lengthy and complex negotiations are at hand, and a lot of effort will be required to form a government. And this government is likely to include three parties (at least).
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