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In the weeks after an election, the Republican conference and the Democratic caucus hold an informal vote among their members to decide who they want to nominate to lead their party in January.

The official election followed an informal vote last month in which Merz beat party rivals Norbert Roettgen and Helge Braun, who had both positioned themselves as heirs of Merkel's more centrist line.

The board took an informal vote and unanimously advised the superintendent to abandon the concurrent model of teaching.

Organizers on Saturday reported incidents in 11 of Venezuela’s 24 states, with police and ruling party supporters removing some opposition sites for the informal vote.

Randall said the board made the decision in an informal vote on Aug. 21 and informed the library’s Board of Trustees the following day.