国际英语资讯:Roundup: Merkel narrowly re-elected as German chancellor for fourth term
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 14-- <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>) <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> (<span word="Bundestag">Bundestag</span>).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 63-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="stateswoman">stateswoman</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> 364 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 688 <span word="delegates">delegates</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anonymous">anonymous</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="granting">granting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="of">of</span> 355 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 709-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> "<span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>" <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> 399 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oath">oath</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Frank">Frank</span>-<span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Bellevue">Bellevue</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="residence">residence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> 15 <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="Steinmeier">Steinmeier</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="system">system</span>. "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="reiteration">reiteration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> "<span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="interpreted">interpreted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protracted">protracted</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="formation">formation</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="SPD">SPD</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Andrea">Andrea</span> <span word="Nahles">Nahles</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="astonishment">astonishment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chancellorship">chancellorship</span>.</p>
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