Merz's conservatives salute 'magnificent' campaign after election win

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2026-03-22

Mainz, Germany (dpa) - Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) on Sunday saluted a "magnificent" campaign after the conservative party won the election in the wine-producing state of Rhineland-Palatinate in a boost for Chancellor Friedrich Merz. "The Rhineland-Palatinate CDU is back," said the party's leading candidate, Gordon Schnieder, who is set to end 35 years of rule in the south-western state by the centre-left Social Democrats. Updated proj......

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