World | Angela Merkel 1st Exit Polls From Germany's Election Are In Angela Merkel expected to win 4th term By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Sep 24, 2017 11:36 AM CDT Copied German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she casts her vote in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Merkel is widely expected to win a fourth term in office as Germans go to the polls to elect a new parliament. (Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP) Exit polls suggest Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has finished first in Germany's election, putting her in a position to lead the country for a fourth term, the AP reports. Exit polls conducted for public television channels ARD and ZDF suggested support for Merkel's conservatives was between 32.5% and 33.5% in Sunday's vote. They indicate challenger Martin Schulz's Social Democrats trailed in second place with between 20% and 21% support. The polls also suggested that the anti-migrant, nationalist Alternative for Germany party will enter the national parliament for the first time with 13% to 13.5% support. The Social Democratic Party called the Alternative for Germany party "a right-wing extremist party that doesn't belong in parliament. Read These Next Bodies found at lifetime felon's former home. Gene Simmons says Congress has to fix the radio business model. Looks like we have a date for the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce nuptials. FDA says faulty glucose monitors have caused deaths, injuries. Report an error