Buhari Congratulates Chancellor Merkel of Germany on Election Victory
Mon, Sep 25, 2017 | By publisher
Politics
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders to congratulate Angel Merkel, the German chancellor, on her election victory.
In a message in Abuja on Monday, September 25, by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Buhari congratulated Merkel’s party for offering quality leadership to the European nation since the past two years.
He described the victory as another opportunity for Merkel and her party to sustain the legacy of good work.
The president recalled his interactions with the chancellor over the years, especially at the G8 meeting in 2015 and during his visit to Germany in 2016, saying he came out after each of the meetings with a strong impression of Merkel as a leader committed to building stronger ties across the world.
Thus, the Nigerian president wished the German chancellor a successful tenure.
Christian Union, UDU/CSU, bloc, Merkel’s conservative, scored 32.9 percent of the votes cast at the election, held on Sunday, September 24, to clinch a record fourth tenure in office.
Political analysts say that Merkel’s party now has to build an uneasy coalition with its nearest rival, the Social Democrats and Martin Schulz, its candidate, coming a distant second with 20.8 percent of the votes.
They argue, however, that Merkel’s victory is clouded by the AfD party, the hard-right, winning its first seats in the German parliament.
– Sept 25, 2017 @ 15:30 GMT
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