Christian Democrats remain strongest force in Hesse's local elections

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2026-03-16

Wiesbaden, Germany (dpa) - The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) of Chancellor Friedrich Merz remained the strongest force in local elections in the western central German state of Hesse on Sunday, according to preliminary results. The CDU secured 29.7% of the vote across the state, according to preliminary results released in the early hours of Monday by the state statistical office in Wiesbaden, followed by the Social Democrats (SPD), thei......

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