Percent: Term Merkel and Germany Afd

percent: The Bundestag now counts six factions, compared with four in the previous electoral term, according to The Japan Times. Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union took 33 percent of the vote, its worst result since 1949, though still enough to give the CDU the most seats in parliament. Although Chancellor Angela Merkel will almost certainly gain a fourth term, her new government is likely to be considerably weaker than the three that preceded it. The center-left Social Democrats SPD Germany's second-largest political party, and a part of Merkel's last governing coalition also hit a postwar low, receiving just 20.5 percent of the vote. ; Meanwhile, the populist Alternative for Germany AfD won 12.6 percent, making this anti-euro, pro-Russia and staunchly xenophobic party the first far-right party to enter the Bundestag in almost 60 years. In this context, Germany is likely to be ruled by a so-called Jamaica coalition, named for the colors of the parties the CDU, the Greens and the Free Democrats FDP that would comprise it. And the SPD has thrown in the towel, vowing to spend the coming electoral term in opposition. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.