The first chart illustrates the distribution of seats in the German federal parliament.
The second message from the ballots is one much dreaded by many in the country:
The “Alternative für Deutschland” (AfD), a right-wing nationalist party, gets more than 13 per cent of voter share and becomes the third largest group in the federal parliament in Berlin.
The second chart shows the outcome of the four major elections in Europe of this year, with the far right gaining ground in most of them.
Merkel’s tenure is illustrated in the third infographic.
