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Germany's governing parties lick their wounds

Merkel's party at 28.9%, Social Democrats 15.8%, Greens up

27 May, 11:42
(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN, MAY 27 - The leaders of Germany's governing parties are meeting separately to discuss possible consequences from their worst post-World War II showing in a nationwide election amid discontent with their stuttering performance over the past year. Both German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Union bloc and her junior partner, the Social Democrats, met for internal talks Monday morning and were set to meet together later in the afternoon at the chancellery. Merkel, who stepped aside as head of the Christian Democrats earlier this year, has so far not publicly commented on Sunday's results. Her party won 28.9% of the vote and the Social Democrats got 15.8%. Five years ago, Germany's traditionally biggest parties to ok 35.4% and 27.3%, respectively. Germany's Greens surged to second place Sunday amid increasing concern about climate change. (ANSA-AP).

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