German president calls for participation in elections as far-right claims 'great results'

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German president calls for participation in elections as far-right claims 'great results'

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has become the first major political figure to cast his ballot in the federal elections taking place this Sunday in the country, and he has done so with a call for popular participation. "Use your right to vote, go and vote, help determine the future of our country and vote knowing that your vote can be decisive," he said this morning from the polling station at the Erich Kästner primary school, in commen…