Merry Merkel: Conservatives Lead in German Vote with 'Super Result'

Voting has now ended in the German parliamentary election and the first exit polls have been released. Angela Merkel's Christian Democrat Party has done better than expected - and some projections suggest it could even end up with an absolute majority. It would be the first time in more than half a century a party has been able to govern without forming a coalition.

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