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 This article is part of the series German federal elections 2005

Prelude Election Day Aftermath
 * Schröder loses motion of confidence
 * German president dissolves parliament; elections in September
 * German Constitutional Court green-lights early elections call
 * TV debate between German chancellor Schröder and opposition leader Merkel held
 * Death of candidate will delay final results for German federal election by weeks
 * One week before German federal election, the race is wide-open again
 * Results
 * German Christian Democrats win by-election in Dresden
 * Schröder gives up German chancellorship ambitions, makes way for Merkel
 * German Social and Christian Democrats agree on new government
 * Angela Merkel elected new German chancellor

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