Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed victory in Germany's national elections. But her Christian Democratic Union party actually lost ground, with nationalists making a historic breakthrough. Chancellor Merkel will have to form a coalition government after her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) alliance got its worst result yet under her leadership. Τhe nationalist Alternative for Germany party appears to have secured the third-highest number of votes. More from Alexandros Logothetis and Sotiris Hatzimanolis.
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