1. CDU weaker after key German vote
(Archived/News/Global)

In the run-up to federal elections next year, the Christian Democratic Union [CDU] has lost its absolute majority in Hamburg after a state election, according to exit polls.

2. Germans vote in key state election
(Archived/News/Global)

Germans in Hamburg are casting their votes in a state election seen as a key test for the conservative party of Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor.