The conservative alliance made up by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) is set to lead Germany again following the federal election on Sunday, bringing an end to a period of political instability that has dogged Berlin for months. The center-right CDU-CSU won 28.6% of votes, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) coming in second place with 20.8%, while the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) came in third with 16.4% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the Federal Returning Officer. The results, which will be confirmed later on ... (full story)