SPD leads slightly in German federal election, situation not yet clear

Chancellor candidate of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) Olaf Scholz (2nd L) attends a rally at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 26, 2021. Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party led by the incumbent Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, won about 26 percent of the vote in the federal election on Sunday, according to the preliminary exit poll released by German media ZDF. (Photo by Stefan Zeitz/Xinhua)