Merkel Gets Backing for Fourth Term After Months of Suspense - WSJ - 0 views
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BERLIN—Germany’s Social Democrats agreed to prolong their unpopular ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, ending a period of political uncertainty unprecedented in the country’s recent history.
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The vote lifted the last hurdle for Ms. Merkel to start her fourth, and likely last, term as leader of Europe’s largest economy nearly half a year after an inconclusive general election left the country without a clear ruling majority.
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Party officials said a new government would now be formed by March 14, replacing the caretaker administration that has govern the country since last September.
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