BERLIN — Angela Merkel won a fourth term as chancellor in elections on Sunday, placing her in the front ranks of Germany’s postwar leaders, even as her victory was dimmed by the entry of a far-right party into parliament for the first time in more than 60 years, according to preliminary results.
New York Times: Angela Merkel makes history in German vote, but so does far right
Joerg Meuthen, chairman of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), waits for the start of a TV talk of the party leaders in Berlin, on September 24, 2017, after the German general elections. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Gero Breloer
