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 One critical island in Iran has remained unscathed in airstrikes. For the first time in decades, team pulls out of World Cup. Retired general, UFO expert has been missing for 11 days. 'Unflattering' Hegseth pics led to Pentagon clash with media. Report an error