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Voters in hundreds of Berlin constituencies took to the polls on Sunday for a partial re-run of the 2021 federal election, after numerous mishaps the first time round. In December, Germany’s Constitutional Court ordered a repeat after the botched elections in the city-state in September 2021, including ballot papers being incorrect or going missing altogether. Queues had also formed outside polling stations beyond the supposed close of voting, when projected results had already been announced. Stephan Bröchler, the state elections supervisor, said that precautions had been taken to ensure that…

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