Social Democrats beat outgoing Chancellor Merkel's bloc in closely fought German elections.
BERLIN — The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in Germany’s national election, beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc in a closely fought race.
The far-right Alternative for Germany came fourth in Sunday’s vote with 10.3%, while the Left party took 4.9%. About 60.4 million people in the nation of 83 million are eligible to elect the new Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, which will elect the next head of government.Such a result could mean that many governing coalitions are mathematically possible, and trigger weeks or months of haggling to form a new government. Until it is in place, Merkel will remain in office on a caretaker basis.
In Berlin, Wiebke Bergmann, a 48-year-old social worker, said Merkel's departure makes this a “really special” election.
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