Deutsche Welle logo Deutsche Welle 2 months ago

Merkel set to head new center-right government

An exit poll by public broadcaster ZDF showed the Free Democratic Party (FDP) on 14.5 percent. Speaking to euphoric party members in Berlin on Sunday, Merkel said she had reached her goal of creating a stable center-right majority. Full Article at Deutsche Welle

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    SOURCE: Deutsche Welle 2 months ago
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  1. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 27: German politican Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender attend the annual press ball 'Bundespresseball' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin on November 27, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  2. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, parliamentary floor leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), makes a point during his speech at an economic congress hosted by German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung in Berlin, November 20, 2009.
  3. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: (From L to R) Sigmar Gabriel, new Chairman designate of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), SPD Bundestag faction leader Franz-Walter Steinmeier and new General Secretary designate Andrea Nahles listen to outgoing Chairman Franz Muentefering speak at the SPD...
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Cast of Characters

  1. Angela Merkel Angela Merkel
  2. U.S. Democratic Party U.S. Democratic Party
  3. Guido Westerwelle
  4. European Union European Union
  5. Franz Josef Jung Franz Josef Jung
  6. Roland Koch