Germany, said Armin Laschet on Sunday evening, was in uncharted territory. An election meant to decide who will succeed Angela Merkel, its leader of the past 16 years, has left the country — and the world — without a definitive answer.
Sunday’s vote has left Laschet, candidate of Merkel’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union, vying for Germany’s top job with Olaf Scholz of the Social Democrats. The SPD finished slightly ahead in an exceptionally tight race that now looks set to be followed by many weeks of arduous coalition negotiations.
“There has seldom been a situation on an election night . . . when it wasn’t clear who would be chancellor,” said Laschet. “All Europe is watching what will happen in Germany.”
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