Germans began voting in the national elections on Sunday in a tight race between Social Democrats (SPD) and Merkel's CDU-CSU conservative alliance. Olaf Scholz is heading the Social Democrat (SPD) while Merkel has backed Armin Laschet of the CDU-CSU.

Polls open in Germany to elect new chancellor; SPD, CDU-CSU in tight race

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Polls open in Germany to elect new chancellor; SPD, CDU-CSU in tight race

March 18 in history: From Aleksei Leonov in space to Germany's first democratic elections

Germany: Prominent AfD leader quits party hours after election success