GERMANY - The SPD victory in Hamburg

The newspaper of Hamburg, inspired by tabloid, devoted its front page to the "King Olaf". February 20, the Social Democrats SPD, led by former Labour Minister Olaf Scholz, won a landslide victory in regional elections in the city-state of Hamburg. With 48.3% of the votes, they get an absolute majority and win back one of their former strongholds, lost ten years ago.

They inflict a crushing blow to ensure the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Chancellor Angela Merkel.

• Angela Merkel's party crushed in Hamburg poll (21/02/2011)
• UPDATE 4-Merkel's CDU routed in Hamburg state election (20/02/2011)
• Merkel's CDU routed in Hamburg state election (20/02/2011)
• Merkel party faces state election loss in Hamburg (19/02/2011)
• Merkel's CDU suffer Hamburg defeat (20/02/2011)

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