Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) is presented a bouquet of flowers by party general secretary Ronald Pofalla (R) after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) at party headquarters in Berlin September 27, 2009. Merkel's conservatives appear to have won enough votes in a German election to form a centre-right government with their preferred partners, the Free Democrats (FDP), exit polls showed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY)Merkel Wins New Term To Lead Germany Out Of Slump -- Yahoo News/AFP
BERLIN (AFP) – Angela Merkel swept to a second mandate in Germany's election Sunday at the head of a new centre-right alliance she said would jumpstart Europe's ailing powerhouse economy, preliminary results showed.
"We have achieved our goal of gaining a stable majority for a new government," a beaming Merkel told cheering supporters in Berlin. "I want to be the chancellor of all Germans, so that things improve for our country."
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