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German Chancellor Merz's conservatives lead in state election, forecast shows

ReutersMar 22, 2026 5:02 PM

BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) held a lead over their centre-left Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners in an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, a forecast on public television showed.

The first forecast on the ARD broadcaster after polls closed showed the CDU at 30.5% of the vote, ahead of the SPD at 27%, pointing to a likely victory for Merz after his party narrowly lost an election in the neighbouring state of Baden-Wuerttemberg on March 8.

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