Tuesday, 26/09/2017 17:34 (GMT+7)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in a general election.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: Reuters)
Merkel's centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party secured 33 percent of the vote on September 24th, down about nine percent compared to the last election in 2013.
The Social Democrats won just 20.5 per cent. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 12.6 per cent.
“I have the intention of achieving a stable government in Germany, and that has been a hallmark” of the country, Merkel told supporters at her party’s headquarters.
Under Germany’s election system, the parliament will have 709 members compared with 631 during the last session. The AfD is set for 94 seats.
Angela Merkel, born in 1954, is a German politician and the Chancellor of Germany since 2005. She has also been the leader of the centre-right CDU since 2000. In 2015, Time Magazine described her as "Chancellor of the Free World" and "the World's most powerful woman./.
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