Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday’s national election, projected results showed, and claimed a “clear mandate” to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel.
Additional reporting by Joseph Nasr, Riham Alkousaa, Kirsti Knolle, Maria Sheahan, Madeline Chambers and Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Timothy Heritage, Raissa Kasolowsky and Tomasz Janowski(Reuters)
