Germany: Angela Merkel's New Cabinet
En Route to the Ruling Coalition On September 22, Germans went to the polls to shape the 18th Bundestag and consequently the new federal government. The ballot has brought the following results: CDU bloc 41.5 percent, SPD 25.7, percent, Left Party 8.6 percent, Green 8.4 percent, and AfD 4.7 percent; and FDP 4.8 percent. Although the 2009-2013 ...