POLL RIVALS IN ANG-ST
EXIT polls from Germany’s general election to pick a successor to outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel showed her conservative party in a dead heat with the Social Democrats.
Surveys published on public television after polling stations closed at 6pm local time last night found Ms Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their candidate Armin Laschet with around 24-25 per cent of the vote, nearly tied with the Social Democrats on 25-26 per cent.
Analysts said the trend could shift as results come in due to the large number of postal votes this year because of the pandemic.