Early results:
SPD - 39%
CDU - 26%
Greens - 12%
Pirates - 8.5%
FDP - 8.5%
Left - 2.5%
Solid loss for Merkel in the "small federal election". Red-Green with solid majority.
Norbert Röttgen, the NRW CDU leader, stepped down 12 minutes after polls closed.
SPD - 39%
CDU - 26%
Greens - 12%
Pirates - 8.5%
FDP - 8.5%
Left - 2.5%
Solid loss for Merkel in the "small federal election". Red-Green with solid majority.
Norbert Röttgen, the NRW CDU leader, stepped down 12 minutes after polls closed.
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