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German ruling party in regional election blow
By EUobserver
Germany's Social Democratic Party lost a regional North Rhine-Westphalia election on Sunday. The party, headed by German chancellor Olaf Scholz, scored it worst ever performance with 27.4 percent, according to projections from public broadcaster ARD. The main opposition headed by the christian democrats took 35.3 percent. It is the regional second loss for Scholz's party since he took office.