(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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