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Merkel wins 4th term as Chancellor
September 25 , 2017
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- Germany’s present Chancellor Angela Merkel clinched a fourth term in Germany's election
- Merkel’s conservative bloc emerged as the largest parliamentary party with 33.2% of the vote
- The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 13.1% of the vote,a result that will bring a far-right party into Parliament for the first time in more than half a century.
Electoral system of Germany
- The German Basic Law stipulates that Bundestag elections are to take place every four years and that one can vote, and be elected, upon reaching the age of 18
- Germans elect their members of parliament with two votes. One vote is for a direct candidate, who ought to receive a plurality vote in their election district.
- The second vote (considered as more important) is to elect a party list in each province as established by its respective party caucus.
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