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The polling stations closed in Germany, where two regional elections were held on Sunday, 20 September. Our correspondent Caroline du Bled evokes the first results with us, and Antoine Mariotti analyses them.
Nearly four million German voters are called to the polls this Sunday, 20 September, for two regional elections where the progress of the far right and the radical left could cause further turmoil in Berlin and affect Chancellor Friedrich Merz, already very fragile. We're talking to our correspondent Caroline du Bled.
Your top culinary discoveries, from Bled cake in Slovenia to sardines in Portugal and seafood soup in Spain • Tell us about autumn days out in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Last August, the smoky aroma of grilled sardines drifting over the beach in Portimão woke me up from my sunbathing on the beach. Attracted by the aroma of barbecued fish, we found ourselves in the old port where, for €12, I was served two delicious sandwiches on rustic bread of sardines in garlic and olive oil, with a small cold beer. I sat down, ate and chatted with locals on benches at simple communal
