BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc was on course Sunday for a lackluster victory in Germany’s national election while the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany party was heading for a triumphant entry into parliament, projections suggested.
Merkel’s main center-left rivals, the Social Democrats, were set to slump to a historic low after Sunday’s vote. The party, led by challenger Martin Schulz, vowed immediately to leave Merkel’s coalition government and go into opposition.
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