Angela Merkel Re-elected as CDU Party Leader for 7th Time - Tuesday Dec 4,2012

 

Angela Merkel re-elected as Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ) party leader for seventh time on Tuesday Dec 4,2012 as she kicked off her bid for a third term, saying only she could steer Germany through turbulence at home and abroad. 

Angela Merkel(58) who has led Germany as chancellor since 2005, won record backing among members of her conservative party in her re-election.(won the support of 97.9 percent of party delegates at the party congress in Hanover)