Germany’s Merkel Wins Fourth Term
Germany has re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel for a fourth term following Sunday’s federal elections.
According to ARD poll, her conservative CDU/CSU alliance has won 32.5% of the vote, remaining the largest party in Germany’s parliament.
Its coalition partner, the social democratic SPD, has gained 20%.
Addressing supporters, Mrs Merkel said she had hoped for a “better result” and talked about “extraordinary challenges”.
She would listen, she said, to the “concerns and anxieties” of AfD voters in order to win them back.