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Supporters of the German CDU party cheer during an election event at the announcement that Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. Exit polls show the CDU under new party chief Armin Laschet won between 35 and 36 percent of the vote, with the anti-immigration party on between 22.5 and 23.5 percent. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is 'confident' his ruling Conservative Party can win general elections expected later this year, despite trailing the main opposition Labour in polls. SOUNDBITE
Firebrand politician Geert Wilders celebrates his far-right, anti-Islam party's win in Dutch elections, according to exit polls, with cheering supporters in The Hague. The PVV (Freedom Party) won 35 seats in parliament, according to the Ipsos exit poll, comfortably winning the election, with the centre-right bloc on 23 seats and a left-wing bloc on 26. IMAGES
SPD's chancellor candidate, Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz, receives flowers at SPD headquarters in Berlin as Germany braces for a period of political unpredictability after the Social Democrats narrowly won a general election but faced a rival claim to power from outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative camp. IMAGES
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party celebrates its surge after elections in two eastern states. In Saxony, the anti-immigration AfD scored 27.5 percent, up sharply from 9.7 percent five years ago, broadcasters ARD and ZDF forecast. It won between 22.5 and 24.5 percent in Brandenburg state, compared to 12.2 percent in 2014, said the initial projections. IMAGES