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...Fingerspitzengefühl was a little off. When all the votes were counted, Erhard's Christian Democrats had won by more than 8% over their rivals. The C.D.U. polled 47.6% of the vote, up from 45.3% in 1961. The Social Democrats won 39.3% of the vote, for a gain of 3% . The only losers were Vice-Chancellor Erich Mende's Free Dem ocratic Party, whose percentage of the ballots slipped from 12.8% to 9.5%. The Christian Democrats elected 244 Deputies to the Bundestag, the Social Democrats 201, and the Free Democrats...
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