German election on knife edge as vote begins to name Angela Merkel’s successor

German election on knife edge as vote begins to name Angela Merkel’s successor

Angela Merkel’s successor as party leader, Armin Laschet, struggled to emulate her popularity with voters early in the campaign but a late surge could see the centre-right retain control of Germany (Picture: Getty)
The race to elect a successor to Angela Merkel is too close to call as Germans cast their ballots.
Mrs Merkel is preparing to exit the European political stage after 16 years in which…

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