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The CDU will likely lead a new government under its chairman Friedrich Merz after winning 28.5 per cent of the vote in the Feb 23 elections. PHOTO: AFP News analysis Germany is getting a new chancellor and new policies, but would anything fundamentally change? BERLIN – After snap parliamentary elections, Germany is set for a change in both leadership and policy. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will likely lead a new government under its chairman Friedrich Merz after winning 28.5 per cent of the vote in the Feb 23 elections. According to the preliminary election results, a coalition of...