(VOVworld) – Angela Merkel has been reelected Germany’s Chancellor. This will be Merkel’s 3^rd consecutive term. 462 votes cast in favor of her reelection, 150 against and 9 abstentions. After the parliament is reelected, Merkel and her cabinet will take the vow and the government will hold its first session on Tuesday. Merkel’s new term began after weeks of tense negotiations between the CDU/CSU coalition and the Social Democratic Party.