GERMANY`S MERKEL BEGINS NEW TERM

Baku, October 28 (AzerTAc). German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been formally re-elected for a second term. The new coalition government is made up of Mrs Merkel`s Christian Democrat CDU/CSU and the Free Democrats (FDP). It has already promised controversial tax cuts in an effort to boost growth and kick-start the economy.
Mrs. Merkel was voted in by 323 MPs with 285 against the nomination and four abstaining.