BBC: Germany election: Merkel wins fourth term, nationalists rise
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term while nationalists have made a historic breakthrough in federal elections, exit polls suggest.
Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance is set to remain the largest party in the parliament, with 32.5% of the vote.
Its outgoing coalition partner, the social democratic SPD, says it will go into opposition after winning 20%.
The nationalist AfD is on track to become the third party, with 13.5%.
The performance, better than forecast in opinion polls, means the right-wing, anti-Islam party will have seats in the Bundestag for the first time.
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