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pray for the pope as the vatican says the pontiff has spent a peaceful a very warm to our special coverage of the german elections alive here in berlin. arejust are just front of the we are just in front of the brandenburg gate. apologies to viewers voice, it has viewers for my voice, it has pretty cold in germany for been pretty cold in germany for the last few days and we have the lastfewdays andrwe have out and the lastfewdeys endwe have out and about and w many many voters, lawmakers to many voters, lawmakers across the political spectrum, we bring analysts, and we will bring you all the analysis. as we said, this is one of the most consequential elections have consequential elections we have seen here in germany since so much . 7 so much at . a? so much at . alot so much at . alot ofio much at . alot ofio m has it stake. a lot of that has to do with the polls are right with where the polls are right now. this was a snap election called after the previous government collapsed. the coalition of three parties, led by the democrat,

by the social democrat, ghahcellor scholz, the chancellor olaf scholz, the green party and liberal green party and the liberal party, there was a lot of infighting and difficulty in that coalition and it collapsed. what we see now is a short election very short election campaign through the winter, for through the winter, unusual for germany and nipples are germany and where nipples are at the moment, they the at the moment, they put the cdu, the democrats cdu, the christian democrats between 29% and 32% anywhere between 29% and 5226 to latest polls. and according telatest pelts. and the md, according tolatest polls. and the afd, the far—right at the afd, the far—right party, could land above 20%. is 7 is significant, 7 7 7 7 is significant, especially that is significant, especially with germany's that with germany's history, that the far right, with extremist elements party, is elements any party, is performing so well, according to those polls. we are performing so well, according to those f those ie are performing so well, according to those fthose ie a results, is what you see on the �*side 5 �*side ofthe �* side of the screen just it is german public; now. it is german public broadcaster ard bringing some of those initial results in. i want to in our want to bring in our correspondent, because they want to bring in our cor| be wondent, because they want to bring in our cor| be wondent at ecause they want to bring in our cor| be wondent at the se they want to bring in our cor| be wondent at the results ' fw’eilfwe' his]; 7 w ' �*w’em 5ng jess 7 well. we havejess parker at as well. we havejess parker at the christian democrat

headquarters tonight and i we also have nick s-eak, think we also have nick speak, our gorgesoondent the afd, far 7 far jess, 7 far jess, i 7 far jess, iwant far jess, i want to the far right. jess, i want to start with you, tell us what are in terms of you are they're in terms of reactions the reactions to the initial numbers and what the numbers us. �* , numbers and what the numbers us. ~ , , ., numbers and what the numbers us. m �* numbers and what the numbers cdu headquarters here and the cdu headquarters here and we arejust a the cdu headquarters here and we are just a little outside the main room. i did of oi big at big cheers oi big cheers tram :—= z— 5 it the from whence it at the moment from people who have gathered here. to be said, a lot here from the media. in terms of are from the media. in terms of results coming we the results coming through, we have got a caveat, just exit polls at this stage. but at the one i've got looking at the one i've got here for the cdu, csu, 29%, looking at the one i've got here forthe cdu, csu, 29%, up 4.9%, not exactly a surprise 4.9%, so not exactly a surprise roughly where they have hove ring; 5 hovering in hovering; in the polls. been hovering in the polls. they would have been theywould probably have been for a more, 30% babies fer a tittte mere 39??? ""’ but caveat babies fer a tittte mere 3qq�*5 ""’ but caveat is babies fer a tittte mere 3q35 ""’ but caveat is to or above, but caveat is to apply these are just egg—e of the sigma j of the initial exit of the initial exit polls.

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little subdued bio becaus it is little subdued bio because -fi little subdued big because it is a doubling of m m the share of the vote of last —— about the time, —— about the last time, people — time, —— about the last time, people felt— time, —— about the last time, people felt that maybe their lag-ti 20 12596, 20 42596, [1m 23, 20 425%, but that is immediate reaction. —— 24 or e —_ has 2 the candidate has wasted 25%. the candidate has wasted no time — 25%. the candidate has wasted no time in _ 25%. the candidate has wasted no time in coming out here to address— no time in coming out here to address the party faithful. indeed _ address the party faithful. indeed. ~ , ., address the party faithful. indeed. ~ , .. , indeed. we will try to listen into 3 any _ into a little any moment as they might have been for 7 for little bit hoping for a little bit above and, jess, coming to 20% and, jess, coming back to you with the cdu. there were 7 predictions that predictions that if they some predictions that if they see the came in under 30%, see the cdu came in under 30%, it would be seen as a of a it would be seen as a bit of a disappointment, notjust by the christian democrats but for their candidate. {iii christian democrats but for their candidate.— christian democrats but for their candidate. of course. it to be their candidate. of course. it

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cdu. so, friends, a thank you to all of you, to all of you who can't be here with us who can't be here with us but who campaigned everyday on the street, in the cold, street. in. the cold.on ee—ee lie with street, in. the cold.on ”a we with the voters. you veray 7 ft—nntt you very much to all of z -= wh7o camp77aigned for us. wh7o campaigned for us. you done a fantasticjob. it have done a fantasticjob. it was brilliant. i would also like to thank the people on the stage, so i 7 2 pass the floor ”’;,;ss'th’e’fe;,;t;”i“ 77 7 ”qass'th’eflssitg’y’su’j 77 7

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