German Parliament Swears In Angela Markel As Chancellor For The 4th Time.

Angela Merkel has been sworn in as Germany’s chancellor for the fourth time, almost six months since the national election, bringing to an end the longest power hiatus in the country’s post war history. She received 364 out of 709 votes in the first round of voting in parliament, nine more than required to gain an absolute majority, but also 35 fewer than if all the members of her via IFTTT