Block Merkel’s lead after counting of votes in 227 districts
BERLIN, September 24 — RIA Novosti. The Christian democratic Union (CDU) led by Chancellor Angela Merkel gaining 26.5% of votes, its key partner, the Bavarian CSU party, which is 7.9% of the votes, the Social democratic party of Germany — 20.8 percent, according to data of the German Central election Commission on the results of counting of votes in 227 out of 299 constituencies.
Right “Alternative for Germany” is gaining 11.9 percent, the Free democratic party — 11%, “Green” — 9,1%, the “Left” is 7.9%.