Angela Merkel wins third term
Angela Merkel has won a historic third term as chancellor after her party won Germany's election, but fell short of an absolute majority.
Merkel supporters cheer and sing at exit poll results
Supporters of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party cheered and sang as the first exit polls put their share of the vote at 42 percent.
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