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Von der Leyen is the real winner of the German elections

29 September 2021

5:00 AM

29 September 2021

5:00 AM

The bald guy who leads the Social Democrats. The earnest looking Green lady. Or perhaps the guy in the charcoal-grey suit who leads the oddly named Free Democrats — free from what exactly? — who may end up picking the next chancellor. Lots of commentators will argue for a long time about who is the real winner of the German elections.

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