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German Chancellor Merz's conservatives lead in state election, projection shows
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BERLIN, March 22 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) took the lead in an election in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, ahead of their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners who faced a "bitter" defeat after ruling the state for 35 years.