Merkel's centre-right wins German EU vote


  • World
  • Monday, 26 May 2014

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives won the most votes in European Union elections on Sunday but slipped from the 23-year high they polled in last year's German federal election as the Social Democrats (SPD) and a new Eurosceptic party gained ground.

Merkel's centre-right bloc polled 35.3 percent, down from 2013's 41.5 percent, while the SPD, which shares power with the chancellor in a 'grand coalition', took 27.3 percent, according to official figures, with all electoral districts counted but final confirmation pending.

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