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High turnout in German elections

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Olaf Scholz at the first appearance from SPD headquartersWOLFGANG RATTAY / Reuters

Turnout in Sunday's Bundestag elections was 78%, two points higher than in 2017 and the highest since 2005, when Angela Merkel was elected chancellor. Polls point to a slight lead for the SPD Social Democrats over the CDU conservatives.