Factbox-Germany's election in polls, facts and figures

FILE PHOTO: A woman casts her vote in the general elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

(Reuters) - Germany's election produced a narrow win for the Social Democrats over Angela Merkel's conservatives, projections show, but exit polls conducted for broadcasters on Sunday suggested voters had relatively clear ideas about the outcome they wanted to see.

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