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Green Party wins narrow victory over Merkel-backed CDU

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The German far-right Alternative For Germany (AfD) nearly doubled its result compared with 2019, reaching a high mark in Baden-Württemberg while the Greens narrowly defeated Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union party on Sunday evening exit polls from ZDF and ARD.

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    The Green Party has won the Baden-Württemberg state election with Cem Özdemir leading as Chancellor-elect.
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    Results show a very narrow margin between Greens and CDU, which could result in an unstable coalition or 'pat-position'.
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    Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative party (CDU) finished second but lost ground to the Green Party by 0.6 percentage points according to projections.
[Mar 23:16] Cem Özdemir, candidate of Greens in Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), won the most votes with very small margin compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 21:47] According to ZDF projections at 9 PM on Sunday March 3rd in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
[Mar 08, 17:54] According to ARD and ZDF projections at Sunday March third in Germany Baden-Württemberg state election (German federal province), Greens are positioned with a margin of -2.3 points compared to CDU.
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