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Merkel wins fourth term, exit polls say
By EUobserver
German chancellor Angela Merkel was elected for a fourth term in office on Sunday, according to exit polls published by the ARD broadcaster. Her CDU-CSU party won 32.5% of the votes, trouncing the centre-left SPD on 20%. The far-right AfD party burst into parliament for the first time with 13.5%. The liberal FDP made a comeback with 10.5%. The Greens got 9.5% and the far-left Die Linke got 9%.