German Chancellor Angela Merkel was elected to another four-year term on Sunday, according to exit polls. She defeated her current Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Voting in Germany consists of the voters choosing two members of Parliament, who will then decide who will be the head of the government. It was reported that Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), won 33.7 percent of the vote. Steinmeier's party, the Social Democrats, received 23.4 percent of the vote. It did not come as a surprise to many people that Merkel's party would win. The bigger question was what type of coalition would be formed in the government. Merkel had stated that this win would create "a new government with a new coalition". One of the biggest areas of disagreement between the CDU and the Social Democrats is the economy. Germany is deeply in debt. Merkel would like to create tax cuts in order to boost the economy. Steinmeier is strongly against any tax breaks. The results of this election mean that big changes are coming to the German government and the way the country has been run the past four years.
By Kelly Martin
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