Germany's Social Democrats hold Hamburg after national election blow

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2025-03-02

Hamburg (dpa) - A week after a historic low at national polls, the Social Democrats (SPD) of Germany's largely unpopular caretaker Chancellor Olaf Scholz sought solace in a victory in a regional election in the northern city of Hamburg on Sunday. A first projection from electoral officials put Scholz's SPD on top at 33.7% (down from 39.2% in 2020), followed by the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) at 20.3% (up from 11.2%) and the Greens at 1......

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