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In those polls, the AfD captured 20.8% of the vote and 152 seats in the Bundestag, placing second behind the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU).
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 May 2025
The Runcorn victory gives Reform, which garnered about 14% of the vote in the 2024 national election, five of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, compared to 403 for Labor and 121 for the Conservatives.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
If no one receives the necessary two-thirds of the vote, the ballots are burned in a stove near the chapel with a mixture of chemicals to produce black smoke.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2022, Lanhee Chen — one of the younger, more attractive Republican candidates of recent years — received nearly 45% of the vote in an unsuccessful bid for state controller.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 2 May 2025
The Runcorn victory gives Reform, which garnered about 14% of the vote in the 2024 national election, five of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, compared to 403 for Labor and 121 for the Conservatives.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
If no one receives the necessary two-thirds of the vote, the ballots are burned in a stove near the chapel with a mixture of chemicals to produce black smoke.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2022, Lanhee Chen — one of the younger, more attractive Republican candidates of recent years — received nearly 45% of the vote in an unsuccessful bid for state controller.
—Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“The vote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20vote. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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