German parliament elects Merkel as chancellor for third term


BERLIN: Germany´s parliament elected Angela Merkel as chancellor for a third term Tuesday, ending nearly three months of uncertainty since elections that forced her to seek a ´grand coalition´ with her rivals.


Merkel, who is now set to govern Europe´s top economy for another four years, was re-elected by 462 members of the Bundestag lower house of parliament, with 150 voting against and nine abstentions.



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