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Germany Goes to the Polls

24/09/2017 GMT

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Federal elections take place in Germany today

Federal elections are underway in Germany with Angela Merkel vying for a fourth term as Chancellor; the Indonesian tribe who are converting to Islam in order to obtain legal status; Ingmar Bergman’s centenary

(Image: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and SPD leader Martin Schultz, her main rival for the Chancellorship, appear on a TV screen in Berlin, Germany on 3rd September 2017. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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