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Conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in Germany's 2025 federal election, preliminary results showed.
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the CDU/CSU, vowed to move swiftly to form a new government.
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