German elections: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel

The fight to succeed popular, long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel could barely be tighter as Germans vote in parliamentary elections. While the streets of Berlin hosted the annual marathon, the biggest race was taking place across the country. The three candidates vying to succeed the chancellor voted in warm late-summer sunshine, as final polls put Mrs Merkel's conservatives in second place.
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