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Hannelore Kraft (R-L), federal state premier of Germany's most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia, her son Jan and her husband Udo cast their votes in Muelheim May 13, 2012. Angela Merkel's conservatives face
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![Hannelore Kraft (R-L), federal state premier of Germany's most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia, her son Jan and her husband Udo cast their votes in Muelheim May 13, 2012. Angela Merkel's conservatives face Hannelore Kraft (R-L), federal state premier of Germany's most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia, her son Jan and her husband Udo cast their votes in Muelheim May 13, 2012. Angela Merkel's conservatives face](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2cx628f/hannelore-kraft-r-l-federal-state-premier-of-germanys-most-populous-state-north-rhine-westphalia-her-son-jan-and-her-husband-udo-cast-their-votes-in-muelheim-may-13-2012-angela-merkels-conservatives-face-defeat-in-a-vote-in-germanys-most-populous-state-on-sunday-that-could-give-the-left-momentum-before-next-years-federal-election-and-fuel-criticism-of-the-chancellors-european-austerity-drive-reutersralph-orlowski-germany-tags-politics-elections-2cx628f.jpg)
Hannelore Kraft (R-L), federal state premier of Germany's most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia, her son Jan and her husband Udo cast their votes in Muelheim May 13, 2012. Angela Merkel's conservatives face
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