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Surprise victory in state election boosts Germany's CDU
By EUobserver
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives' resounding victory in a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday boosts Armin Laschet's hopes to become chancellor in September, Reuters writes. An exit poll from the Saxony-Anhalt election had the Christian Democrats (CDU) on 36 percent, up more than 6 points on five years ago, and far ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), who were on 22.5 percent.