Merkle Hold's on to Power in Germany
The Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel has held on to power in Germany, it is likely she will continue with her Grand coalition as leader of the CDU in partnership with rival party the CSU. The group lost 65 seats, but it is likely that they will enter agreements with The Green Party (67) and the FDP (70). The SDP have stated they will step away from their support of the government as it lost 40 seats. The Far right national party won 94 seats up from 0 seats.
Party | Seats | Change |
---|---|---|
CDU/SDP | 246 | Down 65 |
SDP | 153 | Down 40 |
AFD | 95 | Up 95 |
FDP | 80 | Up 80 |
Left | 69 | Up 5 |
Green | 67 | Up 4 |
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