German lawmakers voted on Wednesday to re-elect Angela Merkel as chancellor for a fourth, and likely final, term that may prove her most challenging yet as she leads a fragile coalition with her standing diminished.

Lawmakers voted by 364 to 315, with nine abstentions, in favour of re-electing Merkel, 63.&nbsp;

&quot;I accept the vote,&quot; Merkel told the Bundestag lower house of parliament after the vote.

Lawmakers voted by 364 to 315, with nine abstentions, in favour of re-electing Merkel

German lawmakers voted on Wednesday to re-elect Angela Merkel as chancellor for a fourth, and likely final, term that may prove her most challenging yet as she leads a fragile coalition with her standing diminished. Lawmakers voted by 364 to 315, with nine abstentions, in favour of re-electing Merkel, 63. "I accept the vote," Merkel told the Bundestag lower house of parliament after the vote.

German lawmakers elect Merkel to fourth term as chancellor

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German lawmakers elect Merkel to fourth term as chancellor