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projections by public broadcasters in germany predict that the centre right party of chancellor angela merkel will again be the largest party in the federal parliament, but it looks like both major parties have won their lowest ever levels of popular support. the far right anti immigrant party alternative for germany looks set to be the third biggest party with about 13 percent of the vote. it s the first time the afd have entered parliament. and tonight, there are protests outside their headquarters. let s join my colleague ros atkins in berlin. this election was supposed to be the one which went to plan, which would be business as usual, and angela merkel and her cdu party emphasised repeatedly that stability would be the priority it would be what she would deliver, but the voters have not endorsed that message. here are the latest exit polls. this would not be what angela merkel would want to see. angela merkel‘s cdu/csu got 32.9 per cent, a loss of 8.6 per cent. i ....
during their national anthem, protesting against racism in the us. donald trump says they re unpatriotic. and an exhilirating 53 ball century from moeen ali inspires england s cricketers to a comfortable win over west indies in the third one day international in bristol. good evening and welcome to bbc news. exit polls in germany suggest angela merkel‘s party will once again be the largest in parliament after nationwide elections. that means she looks set for a fourth term as chancellor. her christian democrats came out ahead of the second placed social democratic party, but with a significantly reduced level of support. perhaps the shock of the day was the success of alternative for germany, now on course to become the first far right movement to enter the bundestag, since the second world war. our berlin correspondent jenny hill is in the german capital for us tonight. angela merkel knew she d win this election, but it s not the victory she d hoped for. exit polls s ....
stars neil during the aaron anthem american football stars kneel during the anthem, protesting racism in america. grieving and welcome to bbc news. good evening. the alternative for germany movement or afd, which opposed the decision to allow more thani billion opposed the decision to allow more than 1 billion refugees opposed the decision to allow more thani billion refugees and migrants into the country, is the first far right party to win seats in the german parliament since the end of the second world war. angela merkel was 10% down on the last election. she says that the ft now poses a different challenge. jenny hill reports. afd. it has been a frustrating night for angela merkel. a brave face for the cameras at the party faithful. angela merkel has won the election for them, but it is not the victory that they had hoped for. support for the conservatives is lower than it has ever been under her leadership. a verdict, perhaps, on her decision to open germa ....
it is midnight in london, 7:00am in singapore, and 1:00am in the morning in berlin, where the german election has redrawn the country s political landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. chancellor angela merkel will serve a fourth term in office. her christian democrats are the biggest party. but her authority has been weakened, and the right wing afd, strongly anti immigrant, have won seats for the first time. the bbc‘s ros atkins is in berlin with this assessment. there were certain elements of this election result that were widely predicted, angela merkel continuing as chancellor, the social democrats getting a tough time at the ballot box, and the alternative for germany, the right wing nationalists, getting a place in the bundestag. the bit that people didn t pick was that angela merkel and her cdu party would get such a difficult time from voters, a significant drop from the last election. looking at the latest rejections, these ....
it is 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore, and 2:00am in berlin, where the german election has redrawn the country s political landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. chancellor angela merkel will serve a fourth term in office. her christian democrats are the biggest party. but her authority has been weakened, and the right wing afd, strongly anti immigrant, have won seats for the first time. there were some elements of this election result that were widely predicted. angela merkel continuing as chancellor, the social democrats getting a tough time at the ballot box, and the alternative for germany, the right wing nationalists, getting a place in the bundestag. the bit that people didn t pick was that angela merkel and her cdu party would get such a difficult time from voters, a significant drop from the last election. let s have a look at the latest projections that we ve got, kasia. these are not official results, but they are projec ....